NHS Summer Reading 2026
Norwell High School Library June 2026
The Basics
Requirements: Read 2 books, one free choice, one PeerLit
1) Read any book you want. Have your parent/guardian sign off on it.
2) Read your PeerLit book. These books have already been selected and you will receive a reminder in June on your choice. Get ready for a great discussion with your peers, led by PeerLit leaders in the fall. , You will receive another email in August with your PeerLit room number for the discussion. Also, have your parent/guardian sign off on it.
For additional information, see below.
Lead the Read: NHS Summer Reading Requirements
Summer Reading Requirements for Fun and Community
Students are required to read two books this summer, which will be confirmed by parent signature on the Parent Sign-Off Form.
The first book can be anything you want.
The second book will be a PeerLit book.
PeerLit books are small-group common reads which all students will discuss in a small group during a Clipper Time in the fall. Students have already chosen their titles.
PeerLit groups are led by PeerLit Leaders, students who have volunteered to develop discussion questions and lead the discussions; an opportunity for both collaboration, leadership, and community.
The Parent Sign-Off Form, will be collected by ELA teachers in the fall.
We are excited to share discussions with students and look forward to collecting data and feedback from our new approach!
PeerLit Book Choices
Here are the books we will be discussing!
- Did you forget which book you chose? Check your NPS gmail for your reminder.
- All the books on this list are readily available through the Norwell Public Library, either directly, or through interlibrary loan. (Log on to your account. or visit NPL and ask them to HOLD it.)
Classics:
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Emma by Jane Austen
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Fantasy:
The Hobbit by J.R. R. Tolkien
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Science Fiction:
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Historical Fiction:
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow
Nonfiction Narrative:
Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger
Boys in the Boat: YA Edition by Daniel James Brown
Memoir:
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Action / Adventure Fiction
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Romance:
Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter
The Upside of Falling by Alex Light
Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Mystery/Psychological Thriller:
The Naturals by Jenifer Lynn Barnes
The Inmate by Freida McFadden
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Realistic Fiction:
Heaven by Mierko Kawakami
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Sports Fiction:
Gym Candy by Carl Deuker
Dystopian:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
