Who bit who in the scrotum?
The prestigious Newbery medallion went to “The Power of Lucky,” a book about a 10-year-old girl who is piecing together her scattered family. But this report from the Minneapolis Star Tribune paints a picture of a country gone mad:
Objections were first raised early this month on LM_NET, a listserv for media specialists nationwide, and reported in Publishers Weekly and the New York Times. Some elementary-school librarians, from Colorado to Kentucky, said the word made them uncomfortable, especially for reading aloud, and found the book (for ages 9-12) inappropriate for their readers.
What will they do once they get to eighth grade health class?