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Subject: Hit: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants-4th title
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:31:09 -0600
From: Nancy Stiner <nstiner@mchsi.com>
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Thanks for all the responses concerning the fourth book in the series --
The sisterhood of traveling pants
Following are the responses I have received to this date.
My decision would be not to put it in the middle school library.
I picked up a copy for our 5-8 middle school, read and enjoyed it, but
passed it along to the high school. The characters are now college
students and the physical relationships with boyfriends are really more
appropriate for older students. I hated to give it up because once again
the power of friendship is such an important theme.
*I just brought this home the other day and haven't started it yet, but
from*
what I gather the girls are in college so I would tend to think you are
right...more hs than ms
For my school, I'd say it's for 8th grade and up. The series has been
very popular this year for some reason, with the teachers, too
After reading the first one, I was not comfortable with them in my school. Since
one of the four girls has a sexual encounter as a part of her time with the pants,
I felt my students didn't need any more encouragement. I did not remove the titles
from the book fair though. Not one child has asked for the series. To be fair, I
am having the devil of a time getting the kids to read at all this year.
I have read all four (and love them) and I think high school is the best
location for them.
Yes, High school is a much better placement for the book. Almost every
girl has sex in the book.
Most of the people who have checked my copy out have been in MS or early
HS. It is quite popular, and I probably ought to buy another copy. I've
not heard any comments about it, other than it is a good book.
If you are talking about the 4th book in the series, I would not have it even in
the high school library. As the girls in the series grow up, so do the issues that
they face. The 4th book was written for adults as the girls are now in college.
They face a lot of sexual issues in that book. The author has had some criticism
because of the way she turned the YA novels into more adult themes. If you still
want to add it to your collection, I would definitely read it before you purchase
it. (by the way, I loved the book).
Nancy Stiner
7-12 Media Specialist
Iowa Falls Community Schools
Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126
School Email: nstiner@po-1.iowa-falls.k12.ia.us
Home Email: nstiner@mchsi.com
Library web site: http://hs.iflibraries.com/
School web site: http://www.iowa-falls.k12.ia.us/
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