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I'd be more concerned about the violence than the sex doll. I didn't care
for the book myself, but my gamer classmates loved it. It's dystopian to
the max, and I think most things that would concern us won't even register
with most kids.

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> It's appropriate. The only iffy part I can think of refers to a sex doll
> in a sort of self-deprecating way (not alluring at all), the way other
> books deal with masturbation. It's a strange out of place chapter anyway.
> 99% of the book is very clean.
>
> Just my take.
>
> Brian
>
> Brian Hoffmeister
> Library Media
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> On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 8:03 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Happy Friday!
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>> With the movie “Ready Player One” coming out, I’ve had some of my 7th and
>> 8th grade students asking for the book. It’s listed as “adult” in reviews.
>> I have not yet read it. If you have read it, do you think it is an
>> appropriate book for 7th and 8th grade students?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Patti Fleser
>> Library Media Specialist
>> Deer Path Middle School
>> Lake Forest, IL
>> 847-604-7433 <(847)%20604-7433>
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>> Past President, Illinois School Library Media Association
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>> "...a library is more than a collection of dusty old books. It is a place
>> to learn, explore, and grow!” *Escape from Mr. Lemoncello**’s Library*
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