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A Goodreads user asked this question about Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey (Check, Please!, #1-2):
Do you think it is appropriate for a 13 year old boy who is a jock, not much of a reader in general but will occasionally read? In my flip through I noticed some language but that isn't a big deal.
Parent A NO. As a parent I don't appreciate this book being marketed and classified as YA, with its cute unassuming cover that would draw in children as young …moreNO. As a parent I don't appreciate this book being marketed and classified as YA, with its cute unassuming cover that would draw in children as young as 8-10. So much wrong with this book I don't even know where to start.
Well I guess first off, from what I understand this book was only published because it had an online cult following and was crowdfunded, and now it's in the mainstream like a legitimate book. How it entered the library system I don't know. Just the language alone would give it an R rating if it were a movie, but apparently it's ok in book form??
Then there's talk about getting drunk, losing virginity, getting sucked, girls anatomy using the p***y word, I have not even read the book this is just from a flip through.
A picture of a girl vomiting upwards, but the vomit is shaped like man's anatomy so it looks like she's performing oral sex. Sexual innuendo, the older boy smashing the main character into the wall (like getting checked), the kid looks in pain and yells "stop, stop! ...how long are we going to keep doing this" and he replies "until you stop being scared".
I don't see how this book received a young adult rating between the language and sexual content. I feel like there has almost been a mistake here and it is being overlooked because of the cute unassuming cover and numerous positive reviews by this author's fans. (less)
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