2018 School Spending Survey Report
>Oh, those sneaky sneaks!
>The New York Times weighs in with what is quite possibly the most inane comment yet on Lucky's scrotum:"Authors of children’s books sometimes sneak in a single touchy word or paragraph, leaving librarians to choose whether to ban an entire book over one offending phrase.
"Authors of children’s books sometimes sneak in a single touchy word or paragraph, leaving librarians to choose whether to ban an entire book over one offending phrase."
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YS Doug
>I recall back in 7th grade when I read Hal Borland's "When the Legends Die." It was a powerful YA novel that I loved, published in 1963.I don't recall anyone complaining about the phrase (and I'm paraphrasing here) "the water felt like knives on his testicles." It was jarring for me to see the word in print, but hardly controversial.
Can't people find something more important on which to take a stand?
Posted : Feb 22, 2007 04:22
Barbjn
>Mother Reader said:"Actually, I'd be willing to bet that not only would the parents not know the last five years' winners, that most parents wouldn't know this year's winner."
I agree one hundred percent. Two dear New England friends of mine, also avid readers of the Times, were very eager to to discuss the article with me, knowing I am "in the busines."
And we did talk about it. But here is the funny part: all they could remember was "scrotum" and the issues with the libraries. They couldn't recall the name of the book at all!
Posted : Feb 21, 2007 10:42
Roger Sutton
>and THAT can be found here (Thank you Mitali!)Posted : Feb 21, 2007 03:54
teresa
>I am curious to know whether this inane discussion among school librarians is in any way informed by the type of educational background they received. There are many school librarians with Masters in Education and little real "library" training in terms of philosophy of libraries and reading.I would imagine that those with a degree in library science would support ALA's "Freedom to Read" and purchase based on the award and the positive reviews. I am sure children are much more mature about the content of this book than many of the adults raising the issue.
A School Librarian
Posted : Feb 21, 2007 03:48
Anonymous
>excellent editorial in theTIMES this morning!
Posted : Feb 21, 2007 03:21