todd strasser it's many big issues like bullying, violent video, games troubles at home, et cetera, andand discuss what they are reading. almost every time they read the book in class i end up hearing from my most introverted students. it is a powerful moment when so many students in class are buzzing and engaged and asking to have a discussion. the argument of course is that not all children are ready to grapple with the realities of school shooting when the assignment comes about, especially if they have dealt with the horrors directly or indirectly by watching it on tv. it would be nice if i was able to say that the children are few and far between. it would be nice. it would be a lie. unequivocally though, like all books of the appropriate age group shouldn't be accessible to students in a library. every single child who has had a desire to explore a better understanding the complexities of this topic from the safety of to book cover should be able to do so. reading, thinking, and ultimately talking can be a path forward out of this darkness that we all share. when we come back, the