I teach 7-8 in a public school. My kids watch everything, I'm afraid. I have never sent home permission slips for books. I, my daughter (15), or my best friend read nearly every book I buy to put out. I *never* put out a book I am unfamiliar with.
I have Steven King, John Saul, James Patterson, and *The Color Purple* in my collection. In 18 years I have had only a handful of issues with the books. On occasion a kid will bring back a book because mom doesn't want them to read it. That's fine. So, we find one more acceptable. More often, I have had a kid come back with an apology to have kept it so long. Mom stole it and had to read it after the kid did. Usually they want more. Saying that, I do use a bit of caution. I don't tend to booktalk for the whole class a book that might be harsher. I tend to approach individuals and talk up a certain book. When one reads a good book, others tend to want to. *A Child Called It* never hit the shelves. It was passed from hand to hand. Don't know if that helps your situation. Just the way I've handled it. -- Kim ------- Kimberlee Hannan 7th CORE-ELA & WH Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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
