There is nothing wrong with the word scrotum.
Had the author used a word from the human female anatomy we would not be
writing all of these letters.
Lewis B. Sckolnick
http://www.rectorpress.com
Kathy Reel wrote:
> Yes, I have AOL email, too, and saw the hot button on this matter last night.
>One item of interest to me was the picture of the librarian they have, a thin
>woman with a bun. How stereotypical can they get? I am mortified that our
>profession is being portrayed by buns and bans. I fear that this type of publicity
>is very damaging to our efforts to connect with youth, gaining their trust and
>developing a mutually benefiting relationship in the love of reading. I will
>definitely read The Higher Power of Lucky now, as I agree with the sentiments
>expressed by Pat Scales in the news article, that if we exclude a book based on a
>single word without reading that book in its entirety for its overall value, then
>we are indeed practicing censorship and not selection. Pat is no novice to the
>area of book censorship. Her book, Teaching Banned Books: 12 Guides for Young
>Readers, is an excellent resource for educators. I'm not disallowing for the fact
>that some books are more age appropri!
> ate than others, and quite honestly, I'm not sure exactly how I feel about "the
>word" in question in children's literature, but I know that I will have to read
>the whole book to determine my opinion about this book. I, also, want to add that
>my words here are in no way a condemnation of any of the wonderful librarians who
>have responded negatively to this "word" in this book. I know that there are
>tremendous outside pressures that must be dealt with in the real world when
>placing a book on the library shelf. I just would like to give the book a fair
>shake by reading it as a whole, as I haven't heard too much about the book in that
>respect yet.
>
> Kathy Reel
> Former English/Writing Teacher
> New Librarian Looking for Job
> Owensboro, KY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LLomers@AOL.COM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Sent: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 7:44 AM
> Subject: Re: Gen: AOL & "Lucky"
>
> One of AOL's hot button topics today teases with the lead..."Librarians Ban
> Books". _www.aol.com_ (http://www.aol.com) I'm still waiting for the link
> to post your comments to come up. You all must have found it already :)
> Leslie Lomers
> Fairhope High School
> Fairhope, AL
> _LLomers@aol.com_ (mailto:LLomers@aol.com) (home)
> _LLomers@bcbe.org_ (mailto:LLomers@bcbe.org) (school)
>
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