As we head into summer, we invite students to reflect on the essential question: How do we move forward with purpose? This guiding question encourages readers to think about the values, choices, and actions that shape their paths, individually and as part of a community. Whether characters or individuals are navigating personal challenges, confronting injustice, or imagining new possibilities, each story offers insight into what it means to act with intention and make meaningful progress. Through summer reading, we hope students will begin to consider what purpose and intentional action mean to them and how it can guide the way they move through the world.
⭐ PLEASE NOTE: The summer reading committee chooses books based on the variety of interests, experiences, and identities of BHS students. The texts include a range of topics. Some books on the list explore difficult, sensitive subject matter. Before choosing books, be sure to read a review of the book and look up the topic(s) it explores. Discuss the book options with your family to help you decide which books best fit your needs.
Once you have chosen your top three books, fill out this google form to register.
Deadline: Monday, June 2nd
If you have any questions about the Burlington High School summer reading program, don't hesitate to contact Judy Crossman, BHS English Department Chair (crossman@bpsk12.org), or Shannon Janovitz, BHS Curriculum and Instruction Leader (janovitz@bpsk12.org).