Signal Mountain Middle High School 6th-12th Grade Summer Reading Lists: 2025/2026 School Year
The summer reading titles for 2025 are organized by grade level below. They have been linked to Amazon.com for your convenience, but you may choose to purchase them from local bookstores or other websites.
Rising 6th Grade (REQUIRED– aligns with the annual 6th Grade Walk for Water event!)
Rising 7th Grade: Students are encouraged, but not required to read the novel below.
Rising 8th Grade: Students are encouraged, but not required to read the novel below.
Rising 9th Grade: Reading is REQUIRED for honors and ENCOURAGED for regular.
Honors English 9: Students are REQUIRED to read the novel. Assignment for Honors English 9
ONLY: This will be completed on the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Regular English 9: Students are encouraged, but not required to read the novel.
Rising 10th Grade: Reading is REQUIRED for honors and ENCOURAGED for regular.
Honors English 10: Students are REQUIRED to choose TWO titles from the list of mystery novels
below. Honors 10 students will write an essay during the first week of school, including text evidence
from both novels.
Regular English 10: Students are encouraged, but not required to read 1 title from the list above.
Rising 11th Grade: Reading is REQUIRED for all juniors!
Honors English 11:
Regular English 11:
Rising DP Literature 11 (TWO novels!)
Rising 12th Grade: Reading is REQUIRED for all seniors except for Dual Enrollment students.
Rising 12th Grade (Regular ONLY)
Please choose a memoir or work of nonfiction from the last 50 years - as you consider writing your college essay in the fall. I want you to pick a book by someone who interests you, but if you are unsure, here are a few that I have found intriguing:
Rising DP Literature 12
DP Literature Summer Reading - There is a brief assignment due on the second day of school - see attached.
List of Very Contemporary Books - Choose one.
Dual Enrollment English 12: Chattanooga State professors DO NOT assign summer reading.