[CASL-L] Colleen Hoover

[Haddad, Christine]

After discussing these books with my hs students and an English teacher, I
decided to keep them on the shelves with a printed disclaimer on the cover
stating that it contains adult content.

On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 8:56 AM Jen <jlarkin24 at gmail.com> wrote:

> A lot has been made of a graphic/chart she posted about her books and age
> ranges.  While helpful, everyone should keep in mind that Colleen Hoover is
> definitely an ADULT author.  So like any adult author, you have to decide
> about content and if there is enough crossover appeal with high school
> students.  Obviously, many other factors go into those decisions when
> developing a collection - like the age range of high school students.  Many
> of my freshmen are 13.  I would definitely not add her books without
> reading them first and making those decisions for my student body and my
> community.  I do tell kids to head to their public library if they want to
> read something we don't have - and I had a senior talking to me yesterday
> about just starting It Ends With Us - definitely not one I would add to my
> HS collection!
>
> Jen
>
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 7:43 AM Matthew Cadorette <
> MCadorette at waterfordschools.org> wrote:
>
>> Lots of students are asking for Colleen Hoover.
>>
>>
>> She's been described (online, so take that with a grain of salt) as 50
>> shades of gray for YA.
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have her books?  Does anyone NOT have her books for a reason?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Matt
>>
>>
>> Matt Cadorette
>> Librarian
>> Waterford High School
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>> x7127
>> OR
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