Opinions on book suitability please - teachers & parents

[Picturesinthefirelight]

Can you tell me if you think this passage is suitable for a junior school child I've missed a few bits out as I havn't got all night to type!

His breath was hot and made my insides melt. Uncertain, confused, I tried to pull away but his kiss grew more urgent and all at once I didn't want to move away any more. I pulled him closer to me, wrapping my arms around him, kissing him just as desperately as he was kissing me.................

His hands were everywhere, moving over my arms, my breasts, my waist, my thighs. I pulled him closer and closer, my hands moving over his back, his bum and his legs. He raised my hands to pull off my jumper. I unbuttoned his shirt. He unfastened my bra. I unzipped his trousers. We stripped each other until we were both naked. And I was shaking.........We both knelt on the bed facing each other.

He lay me down gently, his hands and lips still exploring my body. I wanted to do the same to him.


Later in the book it seems the girl becomes pregnant.

I deliberately havn't put this in AIBU but I do want opinions.

[cory]

Difficult for schools to police as 11yos are such different levels of maturity.

Hard to say for sure that a book is wrong for all primary school children but no secondary school children: some 11.5 yos will be at secondary and some at primary simply depending on what part of the year they were born in.

And anyway, some parents (such as me) worry more about their children being exposed to violence and cynicism in literature than consensual sex.

Dd would have been fine with that book.

Funnily enough, dd's class read Macbeth in Yr 6; that has all sorts of unsuitable themes, but I didn't hear of any parent complaining.

[VeryDullNameChange]

Difficult to police in most cases, but in this particular case pretty simple.

[Picturesinthefirelight]

Verydul. I've noticed it also says on the back cover Not suitable for younger readers.