I am a 15 year old girl in the 9th grade attending Ashley High School.I think that everyone has their own opinion. But, if the parents of this child objected the book and were notified that he could read an alternate book, why did they have to go so far as to taking him out of Ashley High School? Also, the parents were the ones who bought him the book! If they keep their son "sheltered" don't you think they should have read into the book a little to see if they thought it was appropriate? Coming from a teenager's point of view, I love the book and so do all of my classmates. Kids are wanting to take it home and finish it in one night! It addresses topics that appeal to young adults and we can all relate to the real life things that happen in the story. If they think that their son isn't going to be exposed to these kind of things eventually, then they are crazy! The book isn't telling us what is right from wrong. It is a book about realistic things that happen to everyone and I think that it's probably one of the best books I have ever read. (And for the record, Ms. McCoy is one of the best teachers I've ever had, and she would never try to teach us about things that we couldn't handle. Maybe things like gay sex and POnography are too much to handle for some people.)