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I'm at a high school, but I know that many of our students have read this
book in middle school, as it is in their curriculum.

Sherry Jo Baehr
Teacher Librarian/Library Coordinator
Niles West High School
847-626-2700

*What I'm Reading...*
[image: Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)]
<http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28954189-scythe?from_search=true>   [image:
A Gentleman in Moscow]
<http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29430012-a-gentleman-in-moscow>



On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 8:07 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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:
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Betty Klein
>>
>> Librarian
>>
>> Avery Coonley School
>>
>> Downers Grove, IL   60515
>>
>> bklein at averycoonley.org
>>
>>
>>
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