The Tell-Tale Heart: Should Kids Be Able To Read?

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Should kids be able to read the story The Tale-Tale Heart? Some people would say no because they think that Edgar Allan poe’s book has too much violence and drama.But to me it’s a great book because it has you on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next. And that’s why other kids would say it’s not a good book for kids to read. Some people would say ‘’The Tell-Tale Heart’’ is not a good book to read because it does not teach kids anything, but it does. It teaches them how to have an imagination-how to have fun while reading. Parents might say it’s not a good book just caus they think that teaching their kids about how someone killed a man in his sleep. And that’s why parents or people would say this book

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