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I have held off commenting on the NYT article until now but just have to now after reading two emails from some upset people. Most of the responses I have gotten here have been very professional. Let me start off by saying I was surprised and honored to get the phone message on my phone at school saying, "I am … a reporter from the New York Times and would like to speak to you." First of all, the author of the article did phone me to make the interview and we spoke around 30 minutes. I told her that The Power of Lucky was beautifully written and that it was a shame some people would not be purchasing it because of one word. I informed her that I own two copies of the book in my library but did not think it would move very much because it is geared to an elementary audience. Since I have no experience with being in an elementary school, I told her that I did not know what I would do about it (probably did say "I wouldn't want to have to explain it to a 3rdor 4 th grade student.) We did talk about book selection and I mentioned a couple of other books in which I felt the author did not understand the middle school audience. Because of the broad range of questions she asked, I felt good about the interview when I hung up. I have appreciated the frank and honest discussions we have had here about this book and I hope we can continue to respect each others' professionalism. -- Frederick Muller Newton, NJ My book reviews are compiled at http://www.mullersreviews.com My book review blog is at http://MullerInTheMiddle.blogspot.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------