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Summer 2023 - Required Reading

Following is the required summer reading for students who will be attending Millbrook for the 2023-2024 school year; this list should be read according to the form students will be entering for the upcoming school year. This reading is assessed at the very beginning of the school year, and so it is important that your child completes it.

Please make arrangements to purchase these books at your local bookstore or via an online bookstore of your choosing. 
    REQUIRED SUMMER READING
    IIIrd form (Class of 2027) Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Mark Haddon (978-1400032716)
    IVth form (Class of 2026) Born a Crime, Trevor Noah (978-1473635302)
    IVth form honors Born a Crime, Trevor Noah (978-1473635302)

    The Tradition
    , Jericho Brown (978-1556594861)
    Vth form (Class of 2025) The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Mohsin Hamid (Harvest; ISBN: 978-0156034029)
    Vth form honors The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Mohsin Hamid (Harvest; ISBN: 978-0156034029)

    There, There,
    Tommy Orange (ISBN: 978-0525436140)
    VIth form (Class of 2024)
    VIth form students (not enrolled in AP) are required to read two texts over the summer. In addition to reading Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun, students should ensure that they’ve read the text which corresponds to their English elective listed below. They receive their fall course schedules in early August.

    ALL VITH FORM
    Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro (ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593318171)

    FALL ELECTIVE CLASSES
    Elements of Poetry Writing & Contemporary Epics

    Wade in the Water – Tracy K. Smith (ISBN: 978-0141987842)

    Elements of Fiction Writing
    Best American Short Fiction 2022 – ed. Heidi Pitlor, Andrew Sean Greer (ISBN: 978-0358664710)

    Difficult Fruit
    Lunar Follies – Gilbert Sorrentino (ISBN: 978-1566891691)

    Witchcraft
    Circe – Madeline Miller (ISBN: 9781408890042)
    VIth form AP
    Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro (ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593318171)

    Things Fall Apart –
    Chinua Achebe (ISBN: ‎978-0385474542)

    A Tale for the Time Being –
    Ruth Ozeki (ISBN: 978-0143124870)