[LM_NET] author speaks out

[Sue Reichard <sreich@EPIX.NET>]

Hi group,
I am going to cut and paste (with author's permission) a comment from author Jorden 
Sonnenblick. He is resonding to comments made on the list yesterday about "The 
Higher Power of Lucky" and the use of the word "scrotum" being problematic for 
some. 
Please read and comment, I will forward comments to him if I have permission to do 
so. 
Thank you,
Sue Reichard
Librarian
Troy Middle School
King and High Sts.
Troy, Pa. 16947

Message from Jorden Sonnenblick follows"

Hi all,

I can't post on LM_NET, so I'm hoping some of you might speak out against something 
over there.  In the digest yesterday, several elementary school & children's 
librarians posted about how they don't plan to booktalk (or in some cases, even 
purchase) this year's Newbery winner, _The Higher Power of Lucky_.  Apparently, 
this is entirely due to their chagrin at the appearance of the word "scrotum" in 
the novel.

Perhaps more disturbing: not a single person posted to argue in favor of either the 
novel or intellectual freedom.

Yikes.

Jordan Sonnenblick
Spokesman, AS IF (Authors Support Intellectual Freedom)
www.asifnews.blogspot.com






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