[LM_NET] Lucky

[Gina Beirne <gbeirne@ELMIRACITYSCHOOLS.COM>]

A columnist for my local paper has addressed The Higher Power of Lucky in her 
column today.
http://www.star-gazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070226/COLUMNIST06/702260316/1056
 
<http://www.star-gazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070226/COLUMNIST06/702260316/1056>
 
 
I am more concerned with her opinion of librarians than I am her opinion of the 
book. I'm not sure where some of her information comes from, especially these 
quoted below:
 
"Apparently, dogs' bodies have parts that are unmentionable. That's what scores of 
librarians across the country must believe, since hundreds are banning a new 
children's book from their shelves because it mentions an inappropriate word."
 
"As a result, the book already has been banned from numerous school libraries 
across the country, despite the fact that most libraries and bookstores 
automatically order at least two copies of each year's Newbery Medal-winning 
children's books."

Overall, I feel that she has done librarians a disservice.
 
 
Gina Beirne
School Library Media Specialist
Southside High School
777 South Main Street
Elmira, NY 14904
607.735.3250
gbeirne@elmiracityschools.com
Visit my online classroom at:
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http://greenhornetreads.blogspot.com/ <http://greenhornetreads.blogspot.com/> 
"Books may well be the only true magic." ~Alice Hoffman
 

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