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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids just read Daniel's Story in 7th grade. Lots of violence and murder there. Should they have read something else?[/quote] so did my 7th grader. Although, my child found it upsetting, and purposely read the book in the same room I was in. Which is fine. She finished it and thought it was a good book despite it being sometimes scary/upsetting. OP - have your daughter read A Thousand Splendid Suns in a "safe" space - either when you guys are around, or during the daytime, and follow it up with something light (either reading, or music, or a tv show). There are plenty of books that I read in high school that were super unsettling to me (Bluest Eye, Things Fall Apart, Night, Handmaid's Tale, etc) but I still remember them vividly. They were that powerful. It opens your eyes to the human existence that's so easy to avoid these days. [/quote]
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