planetdan

Wednesday, September 01, 2004 :::

Girls and their complicated plumbing.

Apparently what happens to a girl's body during puberty is a lot more shocking that what happens to a boy's body. Or at least that's what the list of The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000 would have you believe. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters is #40 on the list, while What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons couldn't even crack the top half.

And apparently Of Mice and Men is banned more often than Madonna's Sex? Huh? I own both books, and I can tell you that one is definitely more shocking than the other. Not that I really care, because anyone who would actually even consider protesting the inclusion of ANY book in a public library is a nutjob anyway.

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i dont recall playgirl being a hit seller.

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Anonymous, at 2:25 PM

I wonder if Deenie was on the list by Judy Bloom?
I remember it was up in my grandmas attic and I was over for the day while my mom was working.I had a stomach ache and had to take a shower when I got home it was so dirty.Judy Blume is really a perv.

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Stacy, at 2:56 PM

Deenie is #46, and it ain't the only Judy Blume book in the list. Judy Blume taught millions of young girls that it was okay to touch themselves. So let's all give her due respect.

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dan, at 3:52 PM

It's OK if you want scoliosis.

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Kristina, at 7:44 AM

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