I've actually meant to read the book for years, but it kept getting pushed down the list by other books. This finally motivated me to pick it up. Great writing. I can certainly see why his teacher chose it as a summer reading assignment. Hits so any of the literary concepts they'll work on this year. I teach AP English but on a higher grade level and the language course rather than the literature course. Always like to see what teachers in other schools and on different grade levels are doing.