Summer Reading 2026: 9th Grade

Updated April 16, 2026
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Summer Reading 2026: 9th Grade

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Brave new world : and, Brave new world revisited
Huxley, Aldous
Paper Book
Now more than ever: Aldous Huxley's enduring "masterpiece ... one of the most prophetic dystopian works of the 20th century" (Wall Street Journal) must be read and understood by anyone concerned with preserving the human spirit in the face of our "brave new world" Aldous Huxley's...
The lord of the rings
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Paper Book
The first volume of The Lord of the Rings, featuring Tolkien's original unused dust-jacket design. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that...

The first volume of Tolkien’s epic classic, The Lord of the Rings. Hobbit Frodo and his friends get swept up into a mighty conflict with the dark lord Sauron, the monstrous Gollum, the Cracks of Doom, and the awful power of the magical Ring.

Jurassic Park
Crichton, Michael
Paper Book
An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Creatures once extinct now roam Jurassic Park, soon-to-be opened as a theme park. Until something goes wrong...and science proves a dangerous toy.... "Wonderful...Powerful." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD

Dinosaurs at the zoo? In this action-packed page-turner, scientists have figured out how to replicate dinosaur DNA and bring them back to life on an isolated island off the coast of Costa Rica. It’s Disney’s Animal Kingdom, prehistoric style. But what happens when the dinosaurs get loose? If you love thrillers that pit humans against nature, you’ll enjoy Crighton’s iconic text. Sometimes those animals that have gone extinct should stay extinct.

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Reynolds, Jason
Paper Book
A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National...
I must betray you
Sepetys, Ruta
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about a young man in communist Romania who dared to resist the spy network that devastated a nation, from the award-winning author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray. *...
The odyssey : a graphic novel
Hinds, Gareth
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! With bold imagery and an ear tuned to the music of Homer's epic poem, Gareth Hinds reinterprets the ancient classic as it's never been told before. "Gareth Hinds brings The Odyssey to life in a masterful blend of art and...

Shipwrecks, angry gods, man-eating giants: Homer's Odyssey is one of the greatest adventures ever told, and the story comes to life in this exciting graphic novel adaptation.

👍 Recommended for Western Civilization

Radio Silence
Oseman, Alice
Paper Book
The second novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless, Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper - now a major Netflix series. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong? Frances has always...
The reason I jump : the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism
Higashida, Naoki
Paper Book
"One of the most remarkable books I've ever read. It's truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid."--Jon Stewart, The Daily Show NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR * The Wall Street Journal * Bloomberg Business * Bookish

👍 Recommended by NAG

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