WHAT WILL YOU BE READING THIS SUMMER?

☀️📚 Sun, Rest… and a Really Good Book 

As we head into summer with a chance to finally breathe after a massive year, it’s the perfect time to pick up a book - not because it's assigned, but because you choose it. 

Reading in the holidays is about exploring worlds you’ve never stepped into, learning something new about yourself, and just getting completely absorbed in a good story.

Whether you love fantasy, easy reads, action or something else, this year’s Summer Reading List includes a mix of genres so there’s something for everyone. 

A few of my personal recommendations:

• For anyone into mystery: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart was a favourite of mine. It’s based on a family summer holiday island with unsuspecting twists and loveable characters.
• For those who like books that make you think: Animal Farm by George Orwell is a quick read of roughly 100 pages but gives great insight into the structures of society. 

As for what I’ll be reading this summer, I’m planning to finally finish The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab.  

I hope this list helps you find at least one book you genuinely connect with. 

Happy reading and enjoy the holidays!

Amy Wetherhead, 2026 English Captain

Classics:

• The Catcher in the Rye : J.D. Salinger
• To Kill a Mockingbird: Harper Lee
• Little Women : Louisa May Alcott
• Jane Eyre : Charlotte Bronte
• The Outsiders :  S.E. Hinton
• Lord of the Flies: William Golding

Action/Sci-fi

• The Hunger Games : Suzzanne Collins
• The Maze Runner: James Dashner
• The Giver : Lois Lowry
• Divergent : Veronica Roth
• The Ranger’s Apprentice : John Flanagan
• Gone : Michael Grant
• Read Player One : Ernest Cline
• Legend : Marie Lu

Identity/Relationships/Life:

• Looking For Alaska : John Green
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower : Stephen Chbosky
• Animal Farm : George Orwell
• The Handmaid’s Tale : Margaret Atwood
• The Hate You Give: Angie Thomas

Easy Reads:

• Wonder : R.J. Palacio
• The Fault in Our Stars : John Green
• Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief : Rick Riordan
• Holes : Louis Sachar

Mystery:

• One of Us Is Lying : Karen M. Mcmanus
• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder : Holly Jackson
• We Were Liars : E. Lockhart
• The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection : Arthur Conan Doyle

Historical:

• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas : John Boyne
• All Quiet on the Western Front : Erich Maria Remarque
• The Breadwinner : Deborah Ellis
• The Book Thief : Markus Zusak

Fantasy:

• Six of Crows : Leigh Bardugo
• The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
• Harry Potter series : J.K. Rowling
• Twilight :  Stephenie Meyer
• Shadow and Bone : Leigh Bardugo
• The Chronicles of Narnia : C.S. Lewis