four for each middle school class. Naturally, I added a healthy dose of short stories, poems, grammar, and writing. Our compass, however, would be great books. But how would the kids respond?

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In particular, Baker objected to the district’s contention that the images in his book were too graphic for middle-schoolers. The district declined to share its specific objections with JTA.