What makes a book appropriate for HS versus MS? As I am currently switching levels I am reading books that were purchased but not yet put on the shelf to determine if they belong in the MS library. Now I think of myself as pretty liberal, but I still believe that a book for Middle Schoolers is devoid of casual sexual content. I don't believe middle schoolers should find novels in their school libraries that portray the norm as every 16 year old losing their viriginty even if they are using condoms.
Anyway while the above scenario is found in Paranoid Park --- the book is primarily about a skateboarder boy who accidentally is involved in a gruesome killing and decides not to tell anyone. Will students find it a good read---I am sure reluctant readers-- particularly boys would find it hard to put down. But at least for my middle school boys, they will need to wait a few years until high school for this one. There are other books that will fill the void until then.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment