We read "The Book Thief" in my high school book discussion group and the students loved it. It was also taught in our 10th grade English classes. I would highly recommend it for young adults. Joyce
On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Paula Sandfelder <[email protected]>wrote: > Friends, > > > > Now that the book “Book Thief” is a movie, I have a question for school > librarians. Do you think the book is appropriate for children? I asked > this question of the author when the book first came out. He responded > that that was not his intention, but that it was marketed that way in the > USA by the publisher and cataloged as such in the USA. Personally, I > would not have recommended the book for children or even young adults > unless they knew a great deal about the Shoah and were very mature. > > > > > > Paula Sandfelder > > > > > > > > > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > -- *Joyce Levine * Director of Library and Media Services North Shore Hebrew Academy High School <http://www.nshahs.org> 400 North Service Road Great Neck, NY 11020 Vice President for Publications Association of Jewish Libraries <http://www.jewishlibraries.org> <[email protected]>
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