We just added it (ALA/YALSA/PPYA) to our sex listing during MidwinterFor myself, I
had in the my 7-12 collection when I was in the public school. Now that I am in a
Catholic (9-12) school I don't have it in the collection. Although I loved the book
when it first came out - it was a shocker and every boy talked about Ralph.I tried
the title here with a few seniors and they agreed it didn't belong in our
collection.AllanDr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo, MGC Director of Library ServicesBishop
Kearney High School | A Golisano Education Partner125 Kings Highway SouthRochester,
New York 14617585.342.4000 x231585.342.4694 (fax)www.bkhs.orgCollege Prep.
Plus.-----Original Message-----From: "Linda Rogde" [greenquilt2003@YAHOO.COM]Date:
03/07/2008 12:57 AMTo: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDUSubject: Re: [LM_NET] Middle School
Forever by Judy BlumeI checked the Archives & this book hasn't been discussed in a
couple of years. My library is for 6-12 grades and we have this book. We have a
Christian non-demominational school--and we have other materials that are probably
considered "edgy".
The issue at the moment is that for an 8th grade book project, a student selected
this book (as Teen Fiction genre) & presented a booktalk before her
classmates--tastefully apparently. Also all the 8th grades gave a book fair & spoke
about their books to a larger group - 6 & 7th graders---again tastefully. However,
a couple of parents & one 7th grade teacher have expressed concern about this book.
I'm busily reading it at the moment in prep for a challenge, crossing my fingers
that doesn't happen. (In 11 years at this library, we have never had a challenge.)
I confess I hadn't read it previously but thought "how bad could it be" if it was
written in 1975?
Any way, as I'm not at a U.S. school and somewhat how of what's going on there,
my question is: Do MS libraries generally have this book in their collections now?
Does it continue to be controversial in this day & age?
I'll post a Hit with responses.
Linda Rogde
MS Librarian
Seoul Foreign School
Seoul, S. Korea
greenquilt2003@yahoo.com
Linda Rogde
Librarian
Seoul Foreign School
Seoul, S. Korea
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