Summer reading for college
I always wished the Lowell Public Schools would assign books for summer reading. I think they are doing it now, but as with many of the positive changes in the schools, it happened too late for my family. So, I was excited when my son was assigned a book for summer reading before starting college as a Freshman. He had to read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon. I read it as well and rather liked it. He didn’t seem impressed, perhaps because he felt that the book was geared toward younger readers. I disagree with him as can be seen by my review of the book. The college provided a list of readings and other reviews for students to work on before starting school. Here are some links to reviews from the New York Times and an online magazine called Plus.