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Summer Reading 2025
Summer Reading
Independent reading is such an important part of any student’s or adult’s intellectual and emotional growth. Fay School is a community of readers, illustrated not only across our curriculum but also in shared reading experiences like “One School One Book,” faculty and staff book groups, our themed library collections and displays, and our choice libraries curated by teachers in all divisions. Our parents and students love to gather and share their collective and independent reading.
What better time to find meaning through reading than the summer?
What better time to find meaning through reading than the summer?
Primary School Summer Reading
Students entering Kindergarten through grade 2 are encouraged to enjoy time reading and being read to! Below is a suggested summer reading list, entitled Mythical and Magical Summer Reading List 2025, for all Primary students to enjoy. Hopefully, these books will inspire you to explore and find some new favorite books in the fantasy genre. If your local library doesn't have the titles we suggest, feel free to show the list to the children's librarian and ask for help finding similar books.
Primary School Summer Reading
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Primary School Summer Reading
Lower School Summer Reading
Students entering grade 3 or 4 should select at least TWO books from their grade level list.
Students entering grade 5 or 6 will read one required novel AND one additional book from their grade level list.
Required Reading for Grades Five and Six
Students entering grade five: Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Students entering grade six: A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner
Also listed are titles from previous years' One School One Book (OSOB) selections. Please enjoy reading any titles from this list. The Lower School OSOB program provides an opportunity for students, teachers, and parents to take time to read the same book and reflect on its themes and messages.
Please be ready to share which book was your favorite (and why) in reading class in September!
Students entering grade 5 or 6 will read one required novel AND one additional book from their grade level list.
Required Reading for Grades Five and Six
Students entering grade five: Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Students entering grade six: A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner
Also listed are titles from previous years' One School One Book (OSOB) selections. Please enjoy reading any titles from this list. The Lower School OSOB program provides an opportunity for students, teachers, and parents to take time to read the same book and reflect on its themes and messages.
Please be ready to share which book was your favorite (and why) in reading class in September!
Lower School Reading Lists
Upper School Summer Reading
Upper School students are asked to complete the following summer reading:
The first list represents a cross-section of contemporary titles from our choice libraries and represents very different disciplines, genres, and voices. The second list is equally diverse in its cultural and geographical representation, but it consists of more “established” titles, books currently taught around the world in grades 7-12.
- Seventh and eighth graders are required to read the ONE book listed below for their grade, AND are asked to choose one additional book from either of the two lists generated by our faculty.
- Ninth graders are required to read the TWO books listed below, and are encouraged, but not required, to choose additional books from the lists provided.
The first list represents a cross-section of contemporary titles from our choice libraries and represents very different disciplines, genres, and voices. The second list is equally diverse in its cultural and geographical representation, but it consists of more “established” titles, books currently taught around the world in grades 7-12.
By sampling both lists, our students will be able to broaden their experiences, see themselves represented on the page, and prepare themselves for the rigors of future literature courses. Most of all, we hope that our community of readers finds meaning in the texts they choose.
In the fall, English teachers will assign classwork and homework related to the required text for each grade. Each book is selected to connect with the first unit of the school year. Students are expected to annotate each book, so books should be purchased and brought to school in the fall.
REQUIRED READING FOR ENGLISH 9: Animal Farm by George Orwell AND Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin.
Please note: A copy of Bomb by Steve Sheinkin will be given to current students returning for ninth grade before they leave for the summer. We will contact families with new ninth graders joining us in the fall with information on getting the book shortly.
REQUIRED READING FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES: New Kid by Jerry Craft.
In the fall, English teachers will assign classwork and homework related to the required text for each grade. Each book is selected to connect with the first unit of the school year. Students are expected to annotate each book, so books should be purchased and brought to school in the fall.
2025 Summer Reading
REQUIRED READING FOR ENGLISH 7: New Kid by Jerry Craft AND one book from either list below.
REQUIRED READING FOR ENGLISH 8: Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin AND one book from either list below.
REQUIRED READING FOR ENGLISH 9: Animal Farm by George Orwell AND Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin.
Please note: A copy of Bomb by Steve Sheinkin will be given to current students returning for ninth grade before they leave for the summer. We will contact families with new ninth graders joining us in the fall with information on getting the book shortly.
REQUIRED READING FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES: New Kid by Jerry Craft.
Upper School Reading Lists
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SOUTHBOROUGH, MA 01772
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SOUTHBOROUGH, MA 01772
main number 508-490-8250
admission 508-490-8201
