These are some of the books being assigned to teenagers to read this summer by high schools around the country: "Hamlet," "The Oedipus Cycle," "Three Cups of Tea," and "The Bookseller of Kabul." Not shown are "The Secret Life of Bees and "Angela's Ashes.".(AP Photo)

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PARENTING: It's time for that great summer ritual: Homework?

• By ncs-import
• July 27, 2009