"Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo

Your teachers wanted you to read during the summer. So did your parents. And so does Kate DiCamillo. But at any age, it shouldn't feel like an assignment. It should be a joy and a privilege, says the best-selling and award-winning author. "We had a tree house when I was growing up in Florida," she says. "That's what I think about when I think of summer reading. Going up in the tree house with ...