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From: Ed Sullivan <sully>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:45:46 -0500 (EST)
Well, I work in a K-8 school and I would be hesitant to even offer it to 8th graders. There are certainly some who are mature enough to appreciate it, but the audience is very limited.
Hole in My Life is a perfect book for high school. Most 9th graders are 14, so if you want to argue the age range for the award, I guess you can say the Sibert committee made a very marginal choice. If I were a high school librarian, however, I would be more inclined to recommend the book to older teens--juniors or seniors.
Ed
Ed Sullivan, M.S.L.S 103 Oneida Lane Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 483r03
On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Kathleen Horning wrote:
Received on Wed 26 Feb 2003 10:45:46 AM CST
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:45:46 -0500 (EST)
Well, I work in a K-8 school and I would be hesitant to even offer it to 8th graders. There are certainly some who are mature enough to appreciate it, but the audience is very limited.
Hole in My Life is a perfect book for high school. Most 9th graders are 14, so if you want to argue the age range for the award, I guess you can say the Sibert committee made a very marginal choice. If I were a high school librarian, however, I would be more inclined to recommend the book to older teens--juniors or seniors.
Ed
Ed Sullivan, M.S.L.S 103 Oneida Lane Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 483r03
On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Kathleen Horning wrote:
Received on Wed 26 Feb 2003 10:45:46 AM CST
