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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also- why can’t you say something to your kid about it?  Maybe have him bring it up in class.  “My mom and I were talking about how that isn’t a nice word…”

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np Do  you live in the real world?  Books are supposed to show how we actually live.  If you haven't already noticed people aren't always nice.  Why would you expect authors not to write what actually happens?  Perhaps kids who do use those words there can be a discussion of how "not nice" they are.  Censorship is not the answer.  I suppose you wouldn't want your kid to read Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer, eh?[/quote]

+1, it’s called realistic fiction for a reason. I assigned a book in 6th grade and one of the 4 main characters was being bullied. There were two bad words in the book that were said during these events. Some students mentioned it to me and we discussed “real life” and events that occur even in school. They had all heard those words and worse with families and friends. They all loved the book, they empathized with the bullied character and how his friends were trying to support him…it’s realistic.[/quote]

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