Yeah, it's probably porn

Yesterday I snuck The Higher Power of Lucky home from the library. It's the recent Newbery winner and I wanted to get my chance to read it before it goes on the shelves. Also I just like to get drunk on librarian power like that.

In the first paragraph a character uses the word of "scrotum." He says that his dog was attacked by a rattlesnake (the dog was defending his owner) and that's where he was bitten. I was so appalled by the use of that word that I immediately had a heart attack, died, came back to life, burned the book, and then called all my friends to complain. I'm pretty sure the author only put that in there to make 10-year-olds start having sex with each other. Because that's what happens when you start using correct terminology. Especially if you're talking about animals.

Oh, wait. Actually, I didn't do any of those things, on account of how I'm not completely psychotic. It's too bad that there are so many librarians and parents out there who are, though. One lady from American Fork, UT wrote a review on the Amazon page and said she's so disturbed by the sexual content in the book, and she said her local children's librarian is afraid to put the book on the shelf for fear the children might pick it up and read that word. Daltongirl, I want you to go smack both those women. Will you do that for me?

I haven't finished the book but so far I'm liking it just fine. And for all the idiot parents and pieces of wussy crap librarians out there who are cowering under their beds, two words:

GROW.

UP.

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