I had it in my classroom library! I have not read the whole thing, but reluctant readers LOVE it. But, I am one who doesn't mind more controversial books. I always have Go Ask Alice, What Happened to Nancy, and Annie's Baby on my shelves. I've never had any parents complain.
Books like this are excellent for reluctant readers. On 3/27/07, Barbara Punchak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm familiar with several of Walter Dean Myers' books, but according to > amazon, _Shooter_ is for high school kids. After reading the synopsis, I > doubt I'd put it in my class library, even at the high school level. > But---that's me. > Barbara/6th/FL > > -----Original Message----- > On Behalf Of ljackson > One of my coaches found a box of hardbound copies of this book in a closet > this weekend and wondered about the appropriateness of the text. She was > going to toss them, based on the evaluation of a very conservative former > colleague. I have not read the book, but urged her to read it > first. Have > any of you used this book and what do you think of it? > -- > Lori Jackson > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > -- - Heather "The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall; nations perish; civilizations grow old and die out; new races build others. But in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen again and again and yet live on. Still young, still as fresh as the day they were written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of men centuries dead." --Clarence Day "While the rhetoric is highly effective, remarkably little good evidence exists that there's any educational substance behind the accountability and testing movement." —Peter Sacks, Standardized Minds "When our children fail competency tests the schools lose funding. When our missiles fail tests, we increase funding. " —Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Presidential Candidate _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
