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Don't Call Me Fatso cover

Don’t Call Me Fatso

December 11, 2017 Holly For the Kids, Society Explained 11 comments

Don’t Call Me Fatso Philips 1993 Submitter: This is a “sensitive” story about Rita who is overweight. Rita has to face being weighed in front of her entire class and being told she needs to go on a diet. She

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Children's Head Injury Who Cares?

Head Injury: Who Cares?

February 16, 2016 Holly Health and Safety 5 comments

Children’s Head Injury: Who Cares? Johnson, Uttley & Wyke (Eds.) 1989 Submitter: This book was weeded from our academic library collection a few years ago.  I’ve kept it in my office for the last several years because it cracks me

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Alex the Kid with AIDS

Alex, the Kid with AIDS

May 6, 2014 Holly For the Kids, Health and Safety 5 comments

Alex, the kid with AIDS Walvoord Girard 1991 Submitter: What is worse than finding an awful library book on your shelf? Finding it because a patron tagged your library on Instagram! This book was shelved in the children’s fiction area

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Drugging Our Children cover

Drugging Our Children

April 14, 2013 Holly Condition/Processing Fail 4 comments

Drugging Our Children Olfman and Robbins, Editors. 2012 Submitter: The scan for this book didn’t come out well because the cover is very dark.  There’s nothing wrong with the content of this book.  It came across my desk because it

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