[LM_NET] Handbook for Boys by Walter Dean Myers

["Sweeney, KateL. (ES)" <kate.sweeney@DC.GOV>]

Can anyone comment on the appropriateness of Walter Dean Myers' Handbook for Boys 
for a third grader?  I did not purchase the book, and have not yet read it (I'm in 
the process of doing that now) but a parent has raised concerns (not a formal 
challenge.)  We're in a PS-6 building, and I suspect that it was originally 
purchased with the fifth and sixth graders in mind.  I'd love to have some input 
from those who have read the book.

Also, if your library restricts certain books to specific grade levels based on 
content, do you do so only after a formal challenge process?

Many thanks!

Kate Sweeney
Librarian
Maury Elementary School
1250 Constitution Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 698-3838
Kate.Sweeney@dc.gov

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