Saffryn answers “Can anyone tell me the age-appropriateness...”

Tiffany asked this question about Milk and honey:

Can anyone tell me the age-appropriateness for this title? I had a student request it for a high school library, and while it is obviously a very powerful read, I am wondering if it may be too mature and/or beyond the scope of our target patronage.

Saffryn The author is writing about experiences that occurred throughout her then-21 years of experience. I believe it to be appropriate for a high school lib…moreThe author is writing about experiences that occurred throughout her then-21 years of experience. I believe it to be appropriate for a high school library, not because they may find the trauma, raw sexuality, and stark feminism shocking...but because they may find it FAMILIAR.

This book is about acknowledging the hurt done to us by ourselves and others, and how to go about healing those hurts. I don't believe that is something that should be censored. (less)

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DeadWeight Deciding not to specifically have a book in a single high school's library isn't really tantamount to "censorship" imo ...more
Aug 21, 2017 12:21PM

Bo @DeadWeight, I couldn't disagree more.!
@Melanie, answers like yours are part of the reason why I love Goodreads so much! ...more
Nov 03, 2020 05:44AM

DeadWeight @Bo how so?
Nov 03, 2020 09:24AM

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