I'm still dealing with whether to buy it or just skip it this year. I
hate to buy the book and then just put it on the shelf without pointing
it out to the kids. But I'm with you, if I encourage the reading of this
book, I'll get some parent complaints which I don't know if I could
adequately justify the inclusion of this book in our collection. I work
part time in a bookstore which holds a mock Newbery and some of their
choices were so much better than this one I wonder why the committee
felt so strongly about this choice. Most of the children's staff there
didn't even remember this book coming in and we sent it back with no
purchases three months later. I know the award isn't based on
popularity or book sales but this book doesn't in my opinion have
anything compared to some of the past winners.
Mrs. Betty Klein
Librarian
Avery Coonley School
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
kleibet@averycoonley.org
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[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Dana Nilsson
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:41 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [LM_NET] Tar: Elem New Newbery Book
Hi all, I am wondering how some of you feel about The Higher Power of
Lucky and it's reference to male body part? I have read the entire book
and it is a cute story, the reference to the body does not add any value
to the story at all. I know I cannot read this story aloud to a class. I
know it will be challenged. I feel some frustration with the editors and
publishers that let this type of conversation pass through. It seems as
if it is there just for shock. Just an additional fact: I wrote about
this to this listserv using the name of the body part and it got
monitored out-- Anyway, question is, how are any of you dealing with
this new award winning book?
Dana Nilsson
Teacher/Librarian
Sunnyside Elementary
Durango, CO
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