Ania,
Key question,
How well accomidated is Ghost in his other classes. If this is an isolated situation, you can demand that he suppliment at home and not worry about it.
You can always change the one paragraph a day into a creative writing assignment by not actually requiring him to write about a real book.
I have to say that my own son do very poorly with folks who aren't "take charge" kind of people. I do feel for you.
You don't say if the novels are appropriate for average 7th graders, you can find out what grade level they are assigned to by checking Amazon.com. Or you can post them here and we'll make appropriate groaning noises. ((humor alert))
It seems like this is going to be a wasted year in LA, academically, but perhaps there are other lessons that he'll learn during that time. ((shrug))
Post more and I'll wrack my brain for answers, ok?
Love and More Love,
Trinity
