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This book is sooo good, everyone should read it of all ages.
I think the book tTrouble by Gary Schmidt sends a positive message, not a negative message. This book teaches about racial issues. This teaches kids that you should never treat each other unfailry. It also teaches that just because someone is different from you, doesn't mean that you can't be friends. I have no clue why some of you give it the ratings you do because of beer and rape and violence, because your children are going to learn about it one day. It's best they learn about it in a fiction book. And heck, many of them already know about alot of the stuff in the book, but they just don't tell you. Take it from me, a girl who just turned 13. This book is perfect for anyone who wants a good book to read. No matter what the age.
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A really great book for discussing racism
The racism in this book is apalling and makes for a great discussion with kids - for both blatant racism and more subtle racism, like what goes on in the school in this story. The anguished question from the Father in this story about whether his dead son would have become a good man is also a thought provoking discussion point - especially for older teens.
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Respect
I think that this is a really good book. I think this because i have friends who have had, what goes on throughout the book, happen to them. It's sad at time's when i know they are gone from school, and it is because of their arm. But i really like this book because it inspires me. It inspires me by making me thank for what i have and hope for the best that the others do not.
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