[CALIBK12] Breaking Dawn

[Murphy, Nora]

I have The Host on the shelf already.  Can't see a reason not to, really.  I thought it was a great book.  There was nothing in it that an 8th grader shouldn't read.  Of course, I happily put 6 copies of Breaking Dawn on the shelf too, so.....
 
In terms of letting kids read about lovemaking, I think that the scenes in Breaking Dawn are filled with true love and kindness between two married people.  There is nothing graphic there.  As a middle schooler, I read VC Andrews and Danielle Steele (yuck), which contain much worse, and frankly, I turned out great.  
 
I have many other issues with Breaking Dawn that bother more than the scenes of marital sex, to tell the truth.  None of them, however, would prevent me from putting it on the shelf.
 
Nora G. Murphy 
Teacher Librarian 
LA Academy Middle School 
323-238-1834

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From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu on behalf of Kelly Sunderman
Sent: Wed 8/27/2008 9:18 AM
To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu
Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] Breaking Dawn



Are there any middle schools that are planning to put this on their shelves?  I had been planning to put it out, but am wondering if I'm alone...

Thanks!

~Kelly

Kelly Sunderman
Lakeside Middle School
Teacher Librarian/ LAN Admin
(949) 936-6115

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From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu [mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Spielman, Kathy
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 2:01 PM
To: Thomas Nixon; Ron Fowler; calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu
Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] Breaking Dawn

Scholastic will carry The Host.
I have also decided not to carry Breaking Dawn in our middle school. I'm sure students will be disappointed, but they can get it at the public library. The scene breaking the furniture during their lovemaking is probably too much for these kids.
Kathy
Kathy Spielman
Middle School Library/Media Technician
Yorba Linda Middle School
4777 Casa Loma Ave.
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
714-528-7090 ext.24662
kspielman at pylusd.org
"...if we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow." - John Dewey





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[mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu]On Behalf Of Thomas Nixon
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:31 PM
To: Ron Fowler; calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu
Subject: [CALIBK12] Breaking Dawn


In line with an earlier thread, I received notice today from Scholastic that they would not be carrying Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer) in our upcoming book fair. While it was supposed to be offered, the publisher would not permit anyone to preview the book before it was published. When Scholastic was finally able to read it, they determined that "...it was not a good fit for our middle school audience."

Having looked at it, I tend to agree.

Tom Nixon
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Tehipite Middle School
630 N. Augusta Street
Fresno, CA 93701
Web: http://www.tehipitelibrary.org <http://www.tehipitelibrary.org/> 
Blog: http://notyourmotherslibrarian.blogspot.com <http://notyourmotherslibrarian.blogspot.com/> 

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