Grand Avenue by Mike Thompson for September 01, 2015

Why do I read in the comics about summer reading lists when I have lived in 4 states and several cities and never have i heard anyone have a summer reading list?

Too bad Gabby!

reading lists have become more and more prevalent. having had a used book store for 25 years(no more) when i started i never heard of it either. 5 years later it started becoming a priority to try to stock up. sometimes they have to read 1 or a couple, or a chinese menu—one from column a, one from column b.varies from district to district

I didn’t.

I went to school during the 30s and 40s. Never had a summer list.

Never heard of “summer reading lists” or “summer packets” until it was mentioned in the Zits and Stone Soup. We used our imaginations all summer long: fishing, swimming, bike riding, making up games, making homemade bike ramps, forts of all sorts, etc. Sad that many kids have no real interest in picking up an actual book or creating their own game whether to be played outside or a board game.

I went to a Catholic high school from 99-2003 and I had a summer reading list.