What will Bryn Mawr students be reading this summer?

Summer is almost here, and that means it won't be long until we all  have more time to kick back and relax with some good books.  Every year the Upper School students at Bryn Mawr read at least four; three  are required for classes, and one is selected from a list of student nominated summer reading.  Students begin to nominate their favorite books around spring break and continue until the cut-off in mid-May. The nominated books must meet the following criteria:

• They must be appropriate for incoming 9th through 12th graders.
• They must be well-written.
• They must have the possibility to spark discussion.
• They should stimulate personal reflection and be intellectually engaging. 
• They should be books that the nominators love and want to share with others in the Bryn Mawr Community.

Each student whose book is selected, speaks at  the Summer Reading Convocation in May to give a "pitch" for her book.  Students then choose at least one to read over the summer and discuss when they return to school in the fall. Here is this year's list of Student Nominated Summer Reading.

    Between the Lines, by Jodi Picoult

   The Shining, by Stephen King

   Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan  

    The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, by Frederick Douglass

   Slaughter-house Five, by Kurt Vonnegut     

     Eleanor and Park, by Rainbow Rowell        

    The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch   

    Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Thank you, Courtney, Celia, I'Jae, Christine, Nat, Ellen, Casey, and  Criss, for giving us a great selection of books!