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Shoreline district committee recommends new novels for classroom use; some titles carry content warnings
Summary
The District Instructional Materials Committee recommended five novels for adoption across grade ranges, including titles addressing race, trauma and environmental issues; the committee unanimously recommended the selections and will bring the recommendations back on the consent agenda at the next board meeting.
At the March 4 Shoreline School Board meeting, District Academic Officer Mike Van Orden presented the District Instructional Materials Committee's (DIMC) first reading of five book recommendations the committee unanimously supported for classroom use.
The books recommended were Thirst (recommended for grades 4 and up), A Pale View of Hills (AP Literature, grade 12), I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (upper high school), There There (upper high school), and Front Desk (grades 4 and up). Van Orden said the selections were chosen to reflect diverse perspectives and the district's "windows, mirrors,…
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