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I am very upset that this book is on a list as appropriate for 14 year old 8th graders. Because it is , my son is being forced to read it by his school. My family is deeply effected by this book. My son is in emotional upheaval and very depressed. This book should not be listed as appropriate for this age group. It should be read at the high school level and up- and be lsited as so. How could a book like this end up ?

John Wiesel was younger than your son when he experienced Night. Think about that. Of course, part of education, perhaps the most important part, is learni…moreWiesel was younger than your son when he experienced Night. Think about that. Of course, part of education, perhaps the most important part, is learning about and confronting history. Hiding from it is not healthy. Wiesel's language is plain and clear, written in a way that allows students, even middle schoolers, to read and understand. I would applaud the school and the teacher for leading students through such an important text. If you are worried about your son reading the book, I think it is appropriate to ask the teacher questions about how they are teaching it and how they are prepared to deal with emotional trauma students might experience reading it. I would not challenge their choice to teach it. (less)

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I want to share my thoughts about this book. No one can say "Nazis were right" or "Jews had to die". He is right about anything that he said but this book is not good for kids. I born in Germany, and I am a teacher in USA. When we read this book at school kids had questions in their head. These questions were about me. The students start asking "did you kill a Jew ?", "are you Nazi ?" because they were just 13.

Chad This statement does not make sense to me. It would be like me saying that students should not read about slavery because black students might ask unco…moreThis statement does not make sense to me. It would be like me saying that students should not read about slavery because black students might ask uncomfortable questions of white students. One of the goals of these uncomfortable books is to encourage hard discussions that need to take place. Another is to present stories that let the reader see how this could have been them had they been born in a certain family at a certain time. If you can do both of those two things, you have succeeded as an author.(less)

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I thought this book was a good read because i could mentally picture what was going on. The author uses a lot of literary terms. I would give it a 9/10 because I didn't like how it ended.?

CB Jesus, this question section is full of morons.

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THIS BOOK IS PART OF A TRILOGY!!!! I'm pretty sure that I just got sucked in to Elie Wiesels fan club

Ryandarmarathna yeah you did
…moreyeah you did
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Amazing... apparently page 999 is a thing

Katrina K. The book is in fact 115 pages long, but the first version I believe was about 500 pages long. This is the revised version, parts were taken out, you c…moreThe book is in fact 115 pages long, but the first version I believe was about 500 pages long. This is the revised version, parts were taken out, you can even ask Mr. Wiesel, because there were some things in it that he couldn't remember if they actually happened.(less)

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