Clean?

There is one more thing I want to mention before we start any discussions or challenges. Some of you may wonder what we consider appropriate in books. Everyone may have different opinions of what is and isn't okay, which is perfectly natural. I notice this especially in movies. Some people can glide right over bad parts in movies, while others can't stand them and squirm in their seats. So, just like in movies, if you aren't perfectly sure your book you want to suggest is 100% clean, you can rate them. Below is what we consider different ratings to be. So, let's say you really want to suggest a book, but it's probably more for adults than  an 11 year old. Make sure to tell everyone! You can do this by rating it and (this is important) why you chose that rating.


E- for everyone.
 Fantastic book!No bad language, no disturbing detailed violence, and no overly descriptive romance.
It's hard to rate classics sometimes though, due to old words now used today as swear words, but I don't think this should be too much of a concern. If you are suggesting a book with quite a few of these old fashioned words, just be sure to mention about it.

PG- parental guidance.
You just read the best book ever! Well... except for one really gross part. Or possibly two parts that weren't so good. And an iffy swear word... but these parts only happened in a few sentences!
...No matter how much you just love your book, it's good to tell people these things, for all you know a 4th grader could be reading your suggested book!

PG 13. 
I just read an amazing book that I just HAVE to share... but it would be better if someone a little older was reading it. One of the characters are going through some events that happen to you when you're older, and you would prefer that any eager reader out there were at least 13 or 14 before reading.

R.
Since we've already stressed "Clean" in our first blog post, I personally don't think that there should be  rated R books among any suggestions. So I'm going to take the time now to say that any books with sexual intercourse in any detail, should not be suggested. I may be wrong, and there might be a very good exception out there, but if so they'll still need to make sure to really caution readers.


















If you think there is something bad in a book, I want you to warn readers about the type of thing in the book. Don't go into excessive detail about it! The whole point is to avoid having to read it.

Also, while we are talking about it, discussions about books may often lead to spoilers, so shh!!
Make sure you don't give away the story. But if you have to, make sure to say (Spoil alert!) or something similar beforehand.










Well that's about it. I hope we will be having lots of book suggestions soon! ;-)