Okay, this is probably too much info, but I'll go for it anyhow.
One of my kids: suspended on the 2nd day of school. He'll be spending the day at work with me. I'm allowing him to bring one book from our shelves to read: Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Book of Etiquette. Then, after he's bored to death all day with that, he'll be greeted at home by TxDad.