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1. Cursing or Cussing in YA Fiction
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By: Rebecca Ryals Russell, on 8/8/2012
Blog: YA & MG Fantasy Author Rebecca Ryals Russell (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:  children's books, writing, YA fiction, cussing, MG fiction, cursing, Add a tag

The characters doing the swearing tended to be of higher social status, better looking and have more money than their non-swearing counterparts. So what does that say to the preteens who are forming their ideas of who they are and who they will become as adults? Everyone knows kids who read, tend to do so about three to five years above their age level. I’ve seen Fourth Graders reading the Twilight series. None of MY children would ever have read something like that at age nine, but I saw it when I was teaching. And the kids who were allowed to read material years ahead of their maturational level, refused to read age-appropriate, excellent literature, thereby missing out of a whole world of good books. Continue reading →

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2. links to two customer service stories you might like
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By: Jessamyn West, on 2/12/2007
Blog: librarian.net (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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#1. Does not happen in a library. Happens to a librarian. No swearing.
#2. Happens in a library. Happens with a librarian. Some swearing, actually mostly swearing.

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