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Hello All,

This morning I received a note from a parent who wishes to have Spinelli's
book, Who Put That Hair In My Toothbrush removed from our elementary library
(kindergarten through fifth grade).  I am wondering if anyone else in an
elementary school has had a problem with this book?

The reasons she gives for its removal are:

*references to sex and virginity
*french kissing
*child not in seat belt
*cruelty to animals
*naked girl
*swearing
*all around bad attitudes

She did suggest moving it to our middle school.  I searched the LM_NET
archives and found this book mentioned in a HIT on favorite books for fourth
and fifth graders.  If anyone out there has an opinion about what I should
do in this situation, please e-mail me privately.  My first thought is that
I don't think this book is totaly age appropriate for an elementary school,
but there probably are fifth graders who could relate to it.

Thanks in advance.

Jody Hildreth (svcselem@borg.com)
School Library Media Specialist
Sauquoit Valley Elementary, NY
http://www.borg.com/~svcselem

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