 Re: Appropriate reading for tweens | |
wow I agree that is not appropropriate for a child of your daughters age. I would have been upset by it as well. Our library is the same way though. If anyone has ever read Wicked here, htey would know about some of the context the book has in it. When we went to the library it was in the Young Adult section (aged 12-16) I told the librarian that some of the material was not suitable, what they did with it I don't know. Wicked was a good book btw, just not for a 12 year old. It talks about rape and incest and not in an educational way if you know what I mean. lol It should have been in adult fiction.
Anyways, I'm not sure if I have any advise for you other then, I am sure there are sites you can go to that list out books and how "appropriate" they are for particular age groups. I know they have them I have heard about them, try googleing it.
Good luck and I hope you don't have to explain what that comment about that tattoo means to your 12 year old, but if you do, well just be honest but don't give a lot of details I guess |