Why not AP?

I believe that The Snow Child should not be considered a book of AP merit.  However, it is very much on the cusp of AP merit so take what I say with a grain of salt.  I do not believe that this novel was of AP merit not because it was a bad book, but because the writing was not challenging for me to understand.  The novel had many complex characters, themes, and literary devices, yet I never found myself back tracking in the novel in order to understand what had happened.  This is not to say the every book with AP merit needs to be difficult to read, but I feel that AP books should be challenging enough to help readers become better readers.  With that being said, I do believe that this novel could be helpful on an AP exam, however.  As a result of the large number of key ideas in the novel, I have found myself connecting many of the prompts in class to this novel.  It is a very diverse book in that way.  I am not sure if I would or would not add this book to the AP curriculum next year because of the fact that there are already so many other books that are both diverse in themes and challenging reads already on the list.  Overall, The Snow Child was a good book that really made me think about the importance of my family, youth, independence, and happiness.