Hailey Futrell answers â€œI am very upset that this book is on a...â€� â€� Night Q&A

Sandra Catchings asked this question about Night:

I am very upset that this book is on a list as appropriate for 14 year old 8th graders. Because it is , my son is being forced to read it by his school. My family is deeply effected by this book. My son is in emotional upheaval and very depressed. This book should not be listed as appropriate for this age group. It should be read at the high school level and up- and be lsited as so. How could a book like this end up ?

Hailey Futrell I am not trying to be rude, but this is kinda tone deaf. History is uncomfortable. It's not here to make you feel good, it's the reality. And yeah, I â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðI am not trying to be rude, but this is kinda tone deaf. History is uncomfortable. It's not here to make you feel good, it's the reality. And yeah, I bet your son is depressed from reading this book, but why don't you talk to him about how people his age felt living it. Children in 8th grade are old enough to read this book because you know what, children that age were old enough to live it. I get it, it makes you upset, but I'm pretty sure in the grand scheme of history you being upset by the Holocaust is next to nothing of the feelings of people who lived it.(less)

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