The summer reading lists at America's most prestigious private schools
The Hotchkiss School — Lakeville, Connecticut
Trinity School — New York, New York
Students can choose to read one or more of the books on the list below and then participate in informal discussion groups in the fall:
"Alice in Wonderland," by Lewis Carroll
"All the Light We Cannot See," by Anthony Doerr
"The Boys in the Boat," by Daniel James Brown
"Closely Watched Trains," by Bohumil Hrabal
"Color of Magic," by Terry Pratchett
"Crime and Punishment," by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Deerfield Academy — Deerfield, Massachusetts
Students must read four books that they choose from a list of over 50. Titles on the list include:
"Half of a Yellow Sun," by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"A Clockwork Orange," by Anthony Burgess
"The Universe and The Teacup: The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty," by K.C. Cole
"Invisible Man," by Ralph Ellison
The Harker School — San Jose, California
English teachers at the school put together the following list of recommended summer reading:
"Slouching Towards Bethlehem," by
Choate Rosemary Hall — Wallingford, Connecticut
Students must read "Flight," by Sherman Alexie plus two books they choose from a list of over 100. Works include:
"The Andy Warhol Diaries," by Andy Warhol
"Why Sinatra Matters," by Pete Hamill
"Americanah," by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"Welcome to the Monkey House," by Kurt Vonnegut
The Lawrenceville School — Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Students must read "All the Light We Cannot See," by Anthony Doerr plus one book they choose from a list of over 50. Works include:
"A Very Long Engagement," by Sebastien Japrisot
"Cities of the Plain," by Cormac McCarthy
"Franny and Zooey," by J.D. Salinger
"The Beautiful Struggle," by Ta-Nehisi Coates
"Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies," by Jared Diamond
The College Preparatory School — Oakland, California
Faculty members at the school put together a list of recommended summer reading. Here are some of their picks:
"Adventures of Kavalier and Clay," by Michael Chabon
"Cat's Cradle," by Kurt Vonnegut
"Crime and Punishment," by Fyodor Dostoevsky
"The Princess Bride," by William Goldman
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