[ISLMA-Share] Paper Girls Teen Choice Book Abe Lincoln/Teen Choice

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I was a paper girl in the 80's, when I was in 7th-9th grade, with one of
the biggest routes in the area. I could swear like a sailor and spit.

#proudskills

There should be something for everyone, just saying.

PS- my mom let me read anything




On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 2:20 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I have it on my shelves - BUT -  I also was a teen in the 1980's and it is
> not accurate to the way my friends or I talked.  So, I guess it depends on
> who you are talking to.  There will be some who will be offended.
>
> On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 12:56 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> The other question you have to ask --- is the complaint motivated by
>> sexism? Would they be as flipped out if the characters were male?
>>
>> Leah Krippner
>> Librarian, Harlem High School
>> I am currently reading *Dotmeme* by Mike A. Lancaster
>>
>> On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 12:49 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>> I just ordered it and it is flying off my shelves. It was a begged for
>>> title by several students and I got it. So far, no complaints but I’ll be
>>> sure to have a good reasoning ready just in case.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I felt like it was really accurate to how kids talked, then and now.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Kristen Rademacher*
>>>
>>> *Librarian*
>>>
>>> *Eco Club Director*
>>>
>>> *1 Book 1 Marist Director*
>>>
>>> *Marist High School <http://www.marist.net/academics/arclibrary/>*
>>>
>>> *773.881.5356*
>>>
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>>> *From:* Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <
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>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 16, 2018 12:38 PM
>>> *To:* Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <
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>>> *Subject:* Re: [ISLMA-Share] Paper Girls Teen Choice Book Abe
>>> Lincoln/Teen Choice
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have read it. It's set in the 1980's and accurately represents how
>>> girls talked to each other absent adult authority. (I can say this as
>>> someone who was a teenager in that decade. Everybody thought we were sweet
>>> girls. We were, but we could swear like sailors and flipped each other off
>>> with abandon.)
>>>
>>>
>>> Leah Krippner
>>>
>>> Librarian, Harlem High School
>>>
>>> I am currently reading *Dotmeme* by Mike A. Lancaster
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 12:29 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello all-
>>>
>>> Has anyone read this book yet? It is marked as teen + in titlewave. I
>>> ordered it and the rest of the series for my high school.
>>>
>>> It was checked out and returned with a verbal challenge due to content.
>>> My assistant sent it to me to read.
>>>
>>> I am not very conservative.  I was shocked by the language inside. Third
>>> page f%#} you.  Page 5 hell morning. Page 7 g d.  Page 8 faggot. Page 9
>>> b^%#}.
>>>
>>> You get the idea. Almost every page has a swear word on it or a rude
>>> gesture.
>>>
>>> Originally my comment to the high school was YA fiction contains some
>>> swear words and some mild sexual situations. Hence the label.  This is on
>>> pretty much every page.
>>>
>>> Please share your thoughts. I hate censorship. However, I don’t want to
>>> spend next year explaining to conservative small town parents why this book
>>> is at our HS.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>> Kathryn Green
>>> District Librarian
>>> OCUSD220
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