[ISLMA-Share] Reviews of middle school titles

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Someone just sent me a link to this review site that looks really good

https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/

Linda

Linda Zeilstra Sawyer
School Librarian
St. Francis Xavier School
808 Linden Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091
(847) 256-0644


On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 8:10 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I also use Common Sense Media, but they don't review everything. It's
> sometimes hard to tell, so I generally don't buy anything for grades 9 and
> up, unless I can find it on Common Sense to check out the violence and
> sexual content or I've read it myself.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 7:25 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Linda,
>>
>>
>>
>> I use Common Sense Media to check things out if I am unsure. I wish
>> reviews would let you know if a book has potential problem areas such as
>> you are describing.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you get any responses, would you please share?
>>
>>
>>
>> Kendra Hodgson-Newton, MLIS
>>
>> Glenview Middle School
>>
>> East Moline School District #37
>>
>> 3100 7th St.
>>
>> East Moline, IL 61244
>>
>> Phone: 309-755-1919 ext. 233 <(309)%20755-1919>
>>
>> Fax: 309-752-2567 <(309)%20752-2567>
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>>
>>
>> *From:* islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info [mailto:
>> islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info] *On Behalf Of *Email list for
>> the Illinois School Library Media Association
>> *Sent:* Sunday, October 29, 2017 8:54 AM
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>> islma at list.railslibraries.info>
>> *Subject:* [ISLMA-Share] Reviews of middle school titles
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> I need help from the collective group. I am the librarian at a PreK-8
>> Catholic school. Recently I have discovered two books that I added to the
>> middle school collection (checkout for grades 6-8) based on professional
>> reviews none of which described that the book had heavy sexual content. I
>> am at a pretty liberal school but these books are truly pushing the
>> envelope. Does anyone have an additional reviewing resource that they have
>> found that do a good job describing "mature" content in middle school books?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Linda
>>
>>
>>
>> Linda Zeilstra Sawyer
>>
>> School Librarian
>>
>> St. Francis Xavier School
>>
>> 808 Linden Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=808+Linden+Ave,+Wilmette,+IL+60091&entry=gmail&source=g>
>> (847) 256-0644
>>
>>
>>
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