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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter read a book last year where the plot centered on a high schooler getting sexually assaulted. [/quote]

Ugh. Was it Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson?[/quote]
yes[/quote]

I had to google that, it sounds like a great book, one every teenager should read.[/quote]

Soound like a book 14 year old boy will be excited for.[/quote]

Are you saying that 14 year old boys shouldn’t read things that give a him a girl’s perspective on things like sexual assault because that’s not exciting?

Is he excited by his math book? [/quote]

For first question, the kid is unlikely to relate nor have much interest in the topic.  Wish fullfillment fantasy is more likely to be of interest than discussions of sexual assualt.

For the second, depends on the kid.  For my own kid's social group, yes it would. For those who aren't excited by STEM, not so much.  That's why college is great so you can finally study what actually interests you.[/quote]

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