In the last few years such divisive books have included everything from The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane to The Underneath. Folks draw battle lines in the sand and declare that a book is either infinitely lovable and the greatest thing since sliced bread, or loathsome beyond belief, the words shaming the very paper they are printed upon. Now, it doesn’t happen every year but once in a while children’s books (novels in particular) become divisive. You’re much luckier if you happen to have a group of close folks around you who can offer alternate takes on the books you read and critique. Unlucky librarians are surrounded solely by people who agree with their opinions. Children’s librarians read quite a few books for kids and the result is that we tend to want to discuss them with one another.
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