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Miriam Brantley asked this question about Gone with the Wind:

Is this book ok for teenagers to read? Is it fiction?

Jennifer I'd say it's appropriate for teenagers on the older end of the teenager spectrum, but then again, I did attempt to read it several times throughout hi…moreI'd say it's appropriate for teenagers on the older end of the teenager spectrum, but then again, I did attempt to read it several times throughout high school and never really had a problem with the book or the subject matter.

Personally, I'd love to teach it to high schoolers alongside To Kill a Mockingbird and Cry, the Beloved Country as three contrasting views of race and racism. Maybe as a wrap-up we could read Chinua Achebe? If I ever become a literature teacher, man . . .(less)

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Gone with the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

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