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Are you reading the entire novel?  Charlie does have a love affair with a
woman named Fay, and it talks about drinking and sleeping together.  It's
nothing graphic, but it's pretty clear what's going on.  If you think the
parents would be upset about their students reading about sex, you might
want a permission slip.  There's also a part where Charlie talks to a
pregnant woman in the park who gives off the impression she is a
prostitute.

For eighth graders, there's also a lot of philosophy ideas that may be
challenging, more for content and reading comprehension than mature themes.

Are they able to read the short story instead of the entire novel?

Kate Fiocchi
DePue Unit Schools

On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> HI:
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> My 8th grade book club has chose “Flowers For :Algernon” for our next
> meeting.  Its been years since I read it and I remember that there was
> something that may be unacceptable.  Our parents (more so than our kids)
> can be on the conservative side, so I need to know if I should veto their
> selection or get parental permission.
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> Thanks,
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> Betty Klein
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> Librarian
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> Avery Coonley School
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> Downers Grove, IL   60515
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> bklein at averycoonley.org
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