Re: Read 190

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I am not familiar with this book, and went online to read the plot,

review, etc. I would say that this is typical high school reading

material. Not having seen it, I can't comment on specific text, but it

doesn't seem far out of line with what I've seen come home. I had more

trouble in 7th or 8th grade with the book whose main character was a

victim of some asian sex-slave/trade! That material was over the top

for the age, I thought, but didn't know was reading it until she

had finished and said " mom, this book was so sad. " In thinking about

high school reading lists (which would be great if we got them at the

beginning of the year, so we could look over/read them if we wanted), I

also tried to wrack my memory to books I had read in high school that

were under the category of " classics " or " good literature " and yet many

dealt with what I think could also be considered inappropriate subject

materials (sex, rape, incest, murder, cannibalism, etc.) but yet these

are tolerated because they are classics. I still get the creeps

thinking about Lord of the Flies! Maybe they think a gritty, modern

book will interest more kids? What is a Read 180 book?

, mom to (15) (13 DS) and Sammy (11)

On 2/9/2011 6:30 AM, blaise_25053 wrote:

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> Hi All,

> Just wanting to put this out there and get some input. My son came

> home yesterday from school with a book he was to read. We were to read

> 5 chapters to catch up with the class... missed school last

> week. Five chapters in one week. Moving pretty fast sounds like.

> Anyhoo the book is " Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper. " It is a Read

> 180 book and I looked through the book and was totally floored. It's

> not appropriate reading material as far as I'm concerned. It's about

> abuse and drugs. It begins with a 3 year old being verbally abused and

> also being punished for an accident by having to wear a soiled diaper.

> It just eludes me how this can be appropriate even in high school.

> Barb

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