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Old 01-28-2024, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
Some of us got past the Dick and Jane books and were on to bigger and better things. School libraries, that I knew of, never had ONLY required reading in them. We were allowed to select any book we wanted, there was no section we weren't "allowed" to check. If I, in 3rd grade, wanted to read Catcher in the Rye, I could check the book out. if I, in 7th grade, wanted to return to Dick and Jane, I could. If I was reading Catcher in the Rye in 3rd grade and didn't understand a concept I'd ask my parents. And they would explain.

Of course, that would require that the parents be directly involved in the upbringing of their own children.
We selected any book we wanted also, age appropriate. So how would Catcher in the Rye appeal to a third grader?

There are so many wonderful, educational, mind and character building books available for children under the age of eighteen. Why not allow access for the more mature subject matter after turning 18?