On the school books, you're not overreacting. This is crazy. The books are either about oppression and struggle because of race/gender/sexuality, or an escape to "magic realism" and fantasy.
Are there no other challenges and adventures that'll connect with middle schoolers of today. Is this all that life is about? Or are these the obsessions and anxieties of the authors visited upon them, which will haunt them for the rest of their lives?
On the school books, you're not overreacting. This is crazy. The books are either about oppression and struggle because of race/gender/sexuality, or an escape to "magic realism" and fantasy.
Are there no other challenges and adventures that'll connect with middle schoolers of today. Is this all that life is about? Or are these the obsessions and anxieties of the authors visited upon them, which will haunt them for the rest of their lives?