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As long as my kids read, I’m fine with their reading just about anything. And 6th graders already know about condoms, drugs and drinks. They have access to TV, the internet and they talk.

Well, yes, but this is a pretty lazy goal for the education of your children. Literature is meant to inspire, expose people to beautiful words and new ideas, etc. Schools of education now think that kids need to "relate" to everything. No, kids have been imagining themselves in other worlds and times for several centuries through literature. Why not choose books that elevate rather than degrade. And "just reading anything" is a pretty low standard.

I’ve read both if these books. Both are definitely inspirational and beautifully written. Based on the conversation here, perhaps they will also introduce new ideas. Personally, I would recommend Ghost for 6th. In fact, DD’s teacher read it as a read aloud in 5th. I would hold off on handing my kid The Hate U Give until 7th or 8th, but I’d let her read it as a 6th grader if she picked it up in her own. [/quote]

I read much of Ghost out loud to my 5th grader last year and he’s read the sequels himself. It’s a great book. [/quote]

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