This book is VERY popular amongst my 5th grade girls. Ours is a
small, rural community, & no one has had any issue with the book.
It's popular in our local public libraries, too.
Hope that's helpful,
Robin
On Jun 8, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Patricia Byrne wrote:
> Hello,
> I am the librarian ina 6-8 middle school and recently read Dairyy
> Queen
> by Catherine Murdock. I think the book is great, my only hesitation
> in purchasing it for the school is that it contains the work
> "dyke." This word is used
> several times in the book. If you have read the book, I would like
> to know if you
> think it is appropriate for middle school. I was thinking about
> reading it with my
> 7th/8th gread book club and then making it available for general
> circulation. Any
> opinions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Patricia Byrne
> Linden Avenue Middle School Librarian
> Red Hook New York
Robin Shtulman
Erving Elementary School
28 Northfield Rd.
Erving, MA 01344
413-423-3326
shtulman@erving.com
http://www.erving.com/library/erving_library.htm
"Let's go to the library; I bet we can learn some valuable things
there."
Harry & the Potters' -- Problem Solving Skills
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