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My district has no "approved" list and we have some very active groups = who look for books with questionable language/ content/themes. It is a = bit scary to think that although there is no way I can screen every = word, I could be held accountable if a challenge were brought forth. I = find that I read fiction that looks interesting to me (or that I know = will appeal to the students) and the first chapter of everything else. I = read all the "Everybody" books and skim all the nonfiction. I have = missed some language using this method. One 5th grader brought a book to = me and said it was the BEST book he'd ever read but that he needed to = show me some "bad" words. He delighted in showing me the words (the F = word was used extensively and often). This book had gotten rave reviews = as one of the best translations for children! Because we have a gifted = and talented center, we do have some YA fiction and have had many = requests from teachers for higher level books. I thought this was going = to be one of those special books. Boy, was I wrong! I sent it on to the = high school and told the boys waiting to read it that they would have to = go to the public library. I truly believe that they wanted to read it = for the content (WWII), not the language, but it made me very nervous. = This brings up another question. How do you all keep track of reviews = for material you have purchased/ordered so that you can support the = choices you have made?=20 Robin Mathews, Library Media Specialist robin@cox.rr.com Belvedere Elementary School (K-5) Falls Church, VA =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=