[LM_NET] TARGET: Middle: Books similar to Speak

[Dan Paese <paesed@WI.RR.COM>]

I work in a high school library media center, and a middle school LMS/colleague 
(new to her position) posed a difficult question.  A number of her eighth grade 
girls recently read and loved Speak, and "they now come right out and ask for books 
about rape, abuse or just in general stories about young girls suffering."  She's 
excited about her increased readership and doesn't want to slow its momentum, but 
she is justifiably concerned that many of the titles addressing such themes, by 
definition, will likely be for high school libraries or above.  She's wisely tried 
to direct them to other quality age-appropriate lit., but their requests continue.  
Are there titles that you can recommend?

Dan Paese, LMS
Wauwatosa West High School
Wauwatosa, WI
paeseda@wauwatosa.k12.wi.us

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