As a member of the Popular Paperbacks for YA Committee - I can tell you that
it has been nominated for inclusion...I just read it myself. Frankly, I am
sick of the cursing that is in YA lit but this one is tame in comparison.
There are also some reviews on Amazon.
Allan
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Bishop Kearney High School Library
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From: "Yvonne Day" <Yvonne.Day@WCDSB.EDU.ON.CA>
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Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 1:14 PM
Subject: Book Challenge - Stick Figure by Lori Gottlieb
> Good Afternoon; if anyone out there can send me in the right direction =
> to get reviews for this book I would greatly appreciate. I have searched =
> the internet but can't come up with what I am looking for. I want =
> reviews that recommend this book for Grade 8 readers. The issue is it =
> has some swearing in it. The students are telling me that this is =
> nothing they haven't heard or read before but the teacher thinks the =
> book should be pulled from the library. I have just started reading it =
> (have read about 50 pages) and don't feel there is a problem. If we =
> pull every book that has some swearing or something that someone objects =
> to we will have no books left of the shelves.
>
> Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Yvonne M. Day
> Library Technician
> Mother Teresa Catholic School
> 520 Saginaw Parkway
> Cambridge, Ontario N1T 1W9
> (519) 624-7115 FAX (519) 624-7159
> Email yvonne.day@wcdsb.edu.on.ca
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