Back in my old school days. We didn't have summer reading lists. Out of school was out of school. We didn't have assignments to report on when we got back. I read whatever I wanted to during the summer because I knew I'd have to make time for stuff I didn't voluntarily choose to read when school was back in.
But I've heard of this mysterious "summer reading list" from others from time to time and it has me curious. I'd love to know what age people were when the were given summer reading lists, and potentially what years it happened in. Were they requirements or extra credit? Were they assigned to everyone or just those on some sort of A.P. track? Were all who had summer reading lists expected to do a book report on one of the books on the list? If so, when was such a report to written? During the summer or first thing back? Inquiring minds (who don't remember any sort of summer homework assignments--suggested or required--during their school years want to know.
