Here are the responses I received regarding my question about the
appropriateness of Cosmo Girl, Daily Bread Inline Skate Magazine, and B-Mag
Inline Skate Magazine for middle school. Thanks to all who responded.
Personally, I won't order Cosmo Girl because of the
nature of the articles. It depends on your
philosophy. To me, the Media Center is not a book
store or a newstand; it's an academic institution. I
sent my list to Barbara Shapiro in response to her
request a couple of days ago. If you find her
address, she will forward you my list.
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cosmo girl is not appropriate for a MS library. There are other more
apropriate choices for girls this age. Try Girl's Life instead. I am
the parent of a 7th grader and I would not be happy to have her come
home with Cosmo Girl.
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I'm familiar with Cosmo Girl and Daily Bread. I'd say neither is
appropriate for middle school. Pick up a copy at your local book store
and take a look . . .
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I'm not familiar with the skate magazines, but I would definitely avoid
CosmoGirl. Even my 17 year old daughter, an avid fan of Seventeen, thinks
Cosmo Girl is too sexy and sophisticated for her.
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I had to discontinue Cosmo Girl because it became too sexy for our grade
6-8
population. I now subscribe to Girls Life (GL) which has become more
in-tune with the times.
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I started at the MS level last year and had to seriously revamp our
periodicals. (We had a bunch of 'old lady' magazines!) Some titles I
picked
up that have been very popular:
- Girls Discover (especially 6th grade girls)
- Automobile magazine (mainly for the pictures I think, but it is used a
lot)
- Popular Science (we do have to pull out the occasional explicit ad from
the back)
Lori Loranger, LMS
Ridgeview M.S.
Round Rock, TX
Lori_Loranger@roundrockisd.org
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