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Seems like there's two different discussions here with people talking past each other -- I think most people agree that the school can teach what it feels is appropriate but shouldn't remove books from the library simply because Christy McChristerson is offended that the book exists. Is that the long and short of it?
As for "age appropriate"... meh. I still can't believe that "The Hunger Games" and "Series of Unfortunate Events" and "Harry Potter" don't get more parental flack. Those books are fairly deep, all things considered. And when I was a kid, I was reading Grimms fairy tale collections and Arabian Nights and Wells' "The Time Machine"* because 'classics' were an unadulterated good for kids. Heh.
* For those who don't know, the book is about a future society where the remaining human groups are divided into sweet, child-like frail humans that live during the day and hairy, night-dwelling ape-beasts that kill and eat the cute child-like people. NOT a kids' book, but it's a 'classic', so.......
In other news, NONE of these teaching/library decisions should be made on religious grounds. My religion is offended by Christy McChristson's religion, thankyouverymuch.
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