It was my understanding (back when the books were originally published)
that this series was a retelling of Milton's Paradise Lost. Was I
misinformed?
Joanne Benson Glasgow
Teacher Librarian
Evergreen High School Campus
830 SW 116th Street
Seattle, WA 98146
206-433-2311
glasgowj@hsd401.org
"It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we
can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish."
S. I. Hayakawa
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications
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I've read the entire series years ago. They are dark but I never though
they were anti-God. Now I will have to read them all over again and I am
not looking forward to it. Fantasy is not my favorite genre unless it is
nice leprechauns (which are actually not nice critters at all).I have
removed them from the shelf while I reread them all (ok- no one throw
stones).AllanDr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo, MGCDirector of Library
ServicesBishop Kearney High School | A Golisano Education Partner125
Kings Highway SouthRochester, New York 14617585.342.4000
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Message-----From: "Judith Beahan" [JBeahan@GRISWOLD.K12.CT.US]Date:
10/29/2007 09:37 AMTo: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDUSubject: Re: [LM_NET]
Target:The Golden Compass complaintI was just forwarded this email by a
parent. I have a copy of the book on our shelf but have never read it.
Any opinions out there?
Snopes says this is true....
The Golden Compass--A Warning!
THE GOLDEN COMPASS, a new movie targeted at children, will be released
December 7, 2007. This movie is based on a the first book of a trilogy
by atheist Philip Pullman. In the final book a boy and girl kill God so
they can do as they please. Pullman left little doubt about his
intentions when he said in a 2003 interview that "My books are about
killing God."
The movie is a watered down version of the first book and is designed to
be very attractive in the hope unsuspecting parents will take their
children to see the the movie and that the children will want the books
for Christmas.
The movie has a well known cast, including Nicole Kidman, Kevin Bacon,
and Sam Elliott. It will probably be advertised extensively, so it is
crucial that we get the word out to warn parents to avoid this movie.
You can research this for yourself.
Judy Beahan, LMS
Griswold Elementary School
303 Slater Avenue
Griswold, CT 06351
jbeahan@griswold.k12.ct.us
"At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that
threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives
forever, for the better." Barack Obama
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