Every summer my school assigns all students to read four summer reading books. Almost always the books are at least 200 pages long. This summer I have to read Frankenstein, The Life of Pi, Wit, and The book thief. The problem with these books is that they never relate to anything that goes on in our day to day lives. Students get bored reading books that they can't relate to. When students don't like the books, most will just use spark notes to learn about the book. I know people who have never read a summer reading book in their entire life and they use spark notes for all the books. Summer Reading is miserable for kids. When we are in school we have a lot of responsibility, and the summer is supposed to be a time for us to relax. Summer reading is just another thing to worry about. Teens find lots of ways around reading the books. It is a huge hasselfor students. Students would probably get interested in them, if they related more to our day to day lives.

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