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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is so much time for them to grow up, why are SO many people rushing it?[/quote]

This is my problem with these books. I'm a liberal. I feel that kids have been robbed of their childhoods by being forced to think about all of these adult issues. Not just this -- violence, war, global warming. Some things are not meant for kids to think about. It's a burden to them, when it should be our burden as the adults supposedly running the show.

Also the books are not classics. They're not well written. They're just meh books about subjects that are trendy.[/quote]

+1. This is pretty close to my issue as well. I sometimes feel like MCPS is fishing/forcing/pressuring kids to immediately label and disclose if they might feel different or anxious or any variety of other things. My kids have come home saying lessons with the school counselor were like “What was the most stressful thing about X, Y, Z?” and my kids struggled to come up with a non-lie answer because it was not stressful for them. The question could be much more neutral, but it’s deliberately not. We see this in the anti-racist survey too. They asked questions very obviously designed to elicit the response they wanted/expected. And they are sometimes hush about topics (didn’t talk about Uvalde shooting) and sometimes way open in ways I feel are not always consistently age appropriate.

This book is an example that MCPS has an agenda that I personally feel is too political and too mature. Their agenda should not be all these trendy topics. Their agenda should be finding really well-written, engaging literature, especially considering how few books these kids will actually be assigned this year through the curriculum. Is this the ONE, can’t-miss book you think these kids should read this year? If they read a book a month, fine. If there were 3 options, fine. I am welcoming of books with prominent LGBTQ+ characters. That is absolutely not the issue. Starting middle school is awkward and uncomfortable enough. This book feels awkward and burdensome for kids who’ve taken on a lot of heavy stuff so young. [/quote]

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