Arg...

Yesterday we heard a rumor that Josh has a "Summer Reading List". This was news to me, as we did not hear anything at the end of school, nothing in the mail, etc. I have been on their website off and on all summer, but never saw anything about it. Another quick trip to their website now showed a link to a reading list with the following text.

In an effort to raise the bar of excellence for middle school students, we are requiring all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to read one novel this summer. Students should have already read the book by the time school starts—August 19. Before the novel is discussed in class, teachers will give an assessment to determine completion of reading and level of comprehension.

We encourage you to purchase the assigned book for your child and read it with him/her. Hastings in Benton will have copies of all the books by mid-June. If you do not wish to buy the book, the Bryant Public Library and both middle school libraries have copies for check out.

Sounds like it has been out all summer, and my lack of parenting skills let this slip by doesn't it? However I checked the metadata of the Adobe file, and it has a creation date of 7-22-09! Wow, wonder how many kids will not have read the book? Josh loves to read and will not have a problem finishing the book. Good thing it is not War and Peace!