Summer reading — rising 10th grade
Books commonly assigned over the summer to students entering 10th grade in US schools. Each title links to its full curriculum citations — which districts, curricula, and states reference it.
From 5 sources, including Middleborough High School (MA) and Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC). See all sources
10 titles
Reading the whole Summer reading — rising 10th grade? Kids who struggle with the print versions often finish the assigned books by listening.
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Clap When You LandElizabeth Acevedo
Animal FarmGeorge Orwell · 1170L
Long Way DownJason Reynolds · 720L
A Separate PeaceJohn Knowles · 1110L
NightElie Wiesel · 590L
The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas · 590L
The Perks of Being a WallflowerStephen Chbosky · 720L
The Sun is Also a StarNicola Yoon
Purple HibiscusChimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 920L
The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini · 840L
Where this list comes from
- Middleborough High School (MA) — Summer Reading 2025, choose one per incoming grade · 5 titles
- Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC) — Summer Reading List 2025-2026, rising 9th-12th · 2 titles
- Common Core aligned summer-reading list — rising 10th grade · 1 title
- Medway High School (MA) — Summer Reading 2025, assigned book by grade · 1 title
- NYC DOE Summer Reading — high school contemporary selection · 1 title
Summer reading assignments in US schools typically come from one of three sources: a district summer reading list published by the ELA department, a state-level suggested list (most common in Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia), or the incoming teacher’s pre-year reading expectation. Content overlaps heavily year-to-year because districts lean on the same canon — Common Core Appendix B, state ELA exemplars, and AP/IB course-audit frameworks.
The titles here are those most commonly cited across verified district and state summer lists for students entering 10th grade. Each book’s detail page links to its primary-source citation (the state DOE page, district ELA page, or national curriculum document) and the grade placements where it’s referenced. Check your specific district’s website for the binding assigned list — this page surfaces the pattern, not a substitute for the district’s authoritative version.
Rising 10th-grade summer reading tends to cluster around high-school literature and AP/IB preparatory texts — full-length novels, plays, and nonfiction that require 4-8 weeks of dedicated reading.