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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That book is not about suicide, its about survival and equal rights for women / girls to be educated.

Its really important and its not depressing.[/quote]

It's not about suicide. It's about a child being shot in the face and left for dead for trying to get an education. I get the 'trying to get an education' part but do we really have to let our pre-pubescent kids think about a kid being shot in the face on a bus and left for dead? Why can't we find other examples and [b]save the horror of life for later?[/b][/quote]
Yeah, for 9th grade when their schoolmate brings a rifle to high school and starts shooting at random.
Bitch, please! In this country, in particular, it's a travesty to pretend people -- and children -- don't get shot.
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A lot of people are becoming concerned about the effects of lock down drills on children. Why shove it down their throats with a book like this? What value does it add to the idea that not everyone has easy access to a good education?[/quote]

The value added:  importance of education, appreciation for your freedom, female empowerment, perseverance, geopolitical dynamics, .... [/quote]

I'm asking, what is the added value of having the main character be shot in the face and left for dead? Can't we teach our young people about the value of education without including something like that? I can think of many ways to do that, including discussing how kids in inner cities and low-income rural areas right here america are struggling to get an education.

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