Paula -- You're right about his intent. He mentioned it at his acceptance speech at the Conference in Phoenix.
It was the first STA Teen Book Awardee, so was not intended for a younger audience. Most of the "Older Readers" STA-winning books have been for "Older Children", which I always took to mean the 10-14 group. In our Library we put it in the Adult Fiction section. My sense is that there's more of an audience there. Fred Isaac Temple Sinai Oakland, CA -----Original Message----- From: Paula Sandfelder <ps...@bellsouth.net> To: hasafran <hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu> Sent: Thu, Jan 16, 2014 11:52 am Subject: [ha-Safran] Book Thief Friends, Now that the book “Book Thief” is a movie, I havea question for school librarians. Do you think the book is appropriatefor children? I asked this question of the author when the book firstcame out. He responded that that was not his intention, but that it wasmarketed that way in the USAby the publisher and cataloged as such in the USA. Personally, I would not haverecommended the book for children or even young adults unless they knew a greatdeal about the Shoah and were very mature. Paula Sandfelder __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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