Summer Reading
Required Summer Reading
Caprock students entering 1st through 12th grades are required to read during summer break and should be prepared for book discussion on the first day of school. Summer reading also allows our students to work towards a reward from Mesa County Library Summer Reading program by reading their required book.
1st Grade
Summer Reading Booklet
Caprock Academy $6.00
2nd Grade
Summer reading Booklet: A Collection of Classic Tales
Caprock Academy $6.00
3rd Grade
The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
ISBN: 9780064408677
Barnes & Noble $9.99
4th Grade
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson
ISBN: 9780147515827
Barnes & Noble $10.99
5th Grade
The Call Me Guero by David Bowles
ISBN: 9780593462553
Barnes & Noble $8.99
6th Grade
Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway
ISBN: 9780684801223
Barnes & Noble $12.49
7th Grade
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
ISBN: 9780062414168
Barnes & Noble $9.99
8th Grade
Us, In Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos (Lulu Delacre)
ISBN: 9780062392152
Barnes & Noble $9.99
9th Grade
The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonymous
ISBN: 9780140441000
Barnes & Noble $14.00
10th Grade
Frankenstein (B&N Signature Classics) by Mary Shelley
ISBN: 9781435171442
Barnes & Noble $9.99
Two Lives of Charlemagne, Einhard
ISBN: 9780140442137
Barnes & Noble $16.00
11th Grade
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
ISBN: 9780142437339
Barnes & Noble $16.00
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
ISBN: 9780451528896
Barnes & Noble $6.95
12th Grade
Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library Series)
ISBN: 9780743477109
Barnes & Noble $6.99
The Art of War (B&N Signature Classics) by Sun Tzu
ISBN: 9781435171626
Barnes & Noble $9.99
While books are available from multiple vendors, it is crucial to obtain the edition matching the ISBN number to maintain consistency in content.
Staff Required Summer Reading
Caprock teachers, educational assistants, office staff and administration are required to read a book chosen by our administrative team each summer.
The selection for staff summer reading for 2024 is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.