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OUCH...I just had one of my beta readers come back and say she could only make it 1/2 way through my new book because of the difficult subject matter. She went on to say how no one would buy a book about a ten year old who was dying of cancer. I agree that cancer wouldn't be approprate subject matter for a read-out-loud or a picture book....as far general audience but for middle graders I believe that at that age they are starting to have questions about more difficult or abstract matters.....such as death. Am I way off base here?????????? I'm pretty sure I've posted at least parts of this story while it was a WIP in the SYW forum called Lilly's Cancer or AM I GETTING IN TOO DEEP HERE.................any and all opinions welcome.