A request by parents to remove a young adult book from libraries in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district will be considered by a committee of parents and school staff Thursday.

Parents Ben and Kandi Lovin said the book “Just One Day” by Gayle Forman “covers adult themes” and should be pulled from the shelves of four school libraries.

The couple made their request to the district after their sixth-grade daughter checked out the book from the Rosemount Middle School library.

“It is a novel that has no life lesson to be learned from at this age level that can not be learned from one of many quality books available,” the Lovins wrote.

A committee of teachers, parents, high school students, a high school principal and media specialists was scheduled to meet Thursday to discuss the quality of the novel and its acceptability for students.

A request like this comes when a parent doesn’t think the material should be available for any student, not just their own, said Tony Taschner, the district’s communications director.

At the meeting, the Lovins will be given 15 minutes to make their case, and a district media specialist will be given the same amount of time to offer an opinion.

In a letter to the district Tuesday, the National Coalition Against Censorship’s Kids’ Right to Read Project argued against removing the book on the basis of constitutional concerns.

“Removing the book from the library in spite of its clearly recognized value, and in response to subjective complaints about its content, would raise serious First Amendment concerns,” the letter said.

The book, which is not taught in classrooms, tells the story of a young woman who spends a day in Paris with an actor she just met.

The Lovins could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

The committee meeting will be at 4:30 p.m. in the school district offices in Rosemount. It is open to the public.

Kelsy Ketchum is an intern from the University of Minnesota. Follow her at twitter.com/kelsyketchum.