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I agree with you.  I have been a librarian for many years now and have seen the shift for a while now.   The only parent complaints I have had regarded the “sexual” content of a book.  I have never had anyone complain because people were being eradicated enmasse.

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It's an interesting comment on our society where we have to concern ourselves over intimations of sex and alcohol use, but if they were reading a book such as Hunger Games, there would be little concern for 8th graders reading about killing and torture.  This is not disparaging of any individual because I feel like I have to do it too.  And I know it's not a new phenomenon; it's been this way for what seems like forever (and maybe it has been).  It's just a remark on our long-held societal values: killing=appropriate; sex=inappropriate.
John Moranski

On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 8:13 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
Yes they were.  Two of our more voracious readers suggested it but they have no parental limits on what they read or see.  I vaguely remembered that there were inappropriate parts but couldn’t remember what.   Thanks, I have already emailed them about a new book.

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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<mailto: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<mailto:bklein at averycoonley.org>


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