AR books too mature for younger students

[Melissa Small <msmall@LENOIR.K12.NC.US>]

Hi everyone!  I am starting to see problems with some of my 2nd and 3rd =
grade AG students and the books they are wanting to check out.  Some of =
these students have reading levels that are on the 4th and 5th grade =
reading levels, but I am finding that the content of some of the books on =
these levels are too mature for them.  Yesteday I had a 3rd grader return =
"The Watsons Go to Birmingham" and she was very upset that this book had =
some profanity in it.  I have not read this book yet, but I am in the =
process of reading it.  This is a 5th grade level book and I'm sure the =
content is fine for my 5th graders (several teachers read this book to =
their classes).  I have had similar problems with other books.  Has anyone =
else come across this problem and what do you do about it?

Missy Small
Media Coordinator
Kinston, NC
msmall@lenoir.k12.nc.us

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