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I actually just got permission to have my students (high school) read the book. I printed off a discussion guide that the website actually offers for instructors. My AP asked if I had read it (which I have). I told him that the story was told from a childs POV and while the topics, while sensative, can be discussed in a classroom setting. Plus, I told him that I get the History tie in (which schools are so into the "cross-curricular" tie in's). I'm thrilled, mainly because I love the historical aspect of the novel, I also love the moral aspect of the novel.
I am hoping to be able to see the movie this weekend. I was actually right by the valley art theater this past Sunday (my parents and I were testing out the new light rail), but because I was with my parents, I wasn't able to stop and see it. My dad was like "why is it only here?". I told him it was an "artsy" movie with limited release (which I'm sure is actually somewhat true).
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity to act despite our fears" John McCain
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." Eleanor Roosevelt
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