Culturally Responsive Summer Reading Campaign & Academic Book List for ELA 7-12

Are you planning a Summer Reading campaign for your school or institution in 2023? Are you a middle or high school English Language Arts teacher? A librarian? A dean? Do you wish Summer reading lists were infused with culturally responsive texts? Do you wish book lists included a rich array of representation so students can say, “Yes. I can see me in the books I read for school.” Well. Here you go. Note: This educational resource includes print and digital versions (PDF & Google Workspace).

What’s Included Out-of-the-Box:

• Teacher’s Note for Using the Resources
• 2 Google Forms to Use for Before and After the Summer
• Summer Reading Poster for Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
• 14 Summer Reading Groupings
  • Antiracism
  • Identity
  • Gender
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Religion & Spirituality
  • Unique Learning Styles
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Memoirs, Autobiographies, & Biographies
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Historical Fiction
  • Immigration & Migration
  • Poetry & Short Stories
  • Graphic Novels
  • Humour
• Summer Reading Worksheets
  • Book Sign Up Sheet
  • Reading Response Sheets
  • 8 Summer Reading Project Ideas and Sign Up Sheet
  • Summer Reading Rubric
  • Further Reading List
• Master List of Books & Reading Materials

N.B. This resource does not include the text of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. Little, Brown, and Company, New York. 2020. Nor does the resource include any text of copyrighted material. The resource is intended to supplement an English Language Arts or Reading program for middle and high school students.