Dean of Teaching and Learning, Emily Pressman, is offering a different approach to the summer reading this year. All underformers will be required to read two books, one that is a required text for their form and one from a list of books suggested by the adults in the SAS community. We will not gather for book discussions, however, feel free to reach out to your teachers, advisors, librarians, classmates and friends to discuss the books you read over the summer.
All rising III formers are required to read Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow, rising IV formers required reading is Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel and the rising V formers are required to read The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. They are also to choose a book from the suggested list that will be posted on the library webpage as well as the school's main website soon.
Finally, all rising VI formers are required to read two texts from the Senior Exhibition list, which includes: By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolano, The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes, Quicksand by Nella Larsen, Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, and The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
For the VI Formers that have elected to take AS Humanities, the exhibition list is as follows: Giovanni's Room, Quicksand, Angels in America by Tony Kushner, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller along with Fences by August Wilson.
The suggested reading list will be coming soon. If you have any questions regarding the above, please reach out to the Irene duPont Library - library@standrews-de.org.