Everyone loses in this book . . . . There is no positive resolution. She concedes that school should enable children to explore ideas. I think this book may be that line. Ms. McKenzie says she uses the book partly because of the intense student interest it generates.
Many students support use of the book.
It doesn't teach you how to do this. If anything, it makes you wonder how anyone could do that . . . . You're going to have to hit them where it hurts, and make them say, 'I don't want this to ever happen to me'. During a time when they routinely watch news clips about shootings on TV broadcasts during homeroom, such discussions seem more important than ever, some students pointed out. Ms. McKenzie provides a carefully guided, mature outlet for students to talk about the book, Kristin and some of her peers said.