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[Sara Ludwig]

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That reminds me of The Satanic Verses.
catrina
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  Hi --

  EBONY'S FANFIC -- I just had to add my 2 galleons and recommend that
  everyone read Ebony's first installment of her fanfic -- it's really
  great!  :--)

  MUM, NOT MOM -- Stephanie, I was looking at my American edition of SS
  when I said the US editions used Mom rather than Mum.  You're right that
  they must have changed it to Mum by the time they got to CoS & later
  books.  I'm seeing less & less Americanization with each passing book.
  I'm still not sure if I believe this because they just had less time to
  Americanize with GoF or if they actually are heeding the words of the
  fans, who would prefer that the Britishisms not be tampered with.

  HOLIDAY TRADITIONS -- Ebony, I think "soul food" must be just Southern
  cooking in alot of ways, as your soul food menu might easily be served
  by my very southern Granny but she'd look at you like you were crazy if
  you suggested it was "soul food."  <g>  My family has also eaten
  blackeyed peas & cornbread on New Year's Day for decades -- again, it
  must be a tradition that has expanded to be very Southern in general.
  My PA Dutch in-laws (German!) think you're bringing yourself tons of bad
  luck for the coming year if you don't eat sauerkraut on New Year's, and
  they are loathe to try any blackeyed peas (which is apparently only fit
  for livestock up North).  So .... they eat their sauerkraut, I eat
  blackeyed peas & my husband has a bit of both.

  BOOK BANNING -- Stephanie, I live in Houston so we're neighbors!  You
  might not be aware that the Santa Fe school district also had a recent
  HP brouhaha (Santa Fe is in Galveston County).  It was resolved (I
  think) by allowing children to borrow the HP books from the library with
  a parental permission form and they can bring their own copies from
  home.  The teachers, however, cannot read the books to the classes.
  It's so insane really.  My sister teaches in a suburb of Austin, and she
  read SS & CoS to her 3rd graders last spring with no complaints
  whatsoever.  I guess it just depends on the general demographics of each
  school district.  The Santa Fe school district, shortly after their HP
  issues, attempted to ban any books that contained even a single profane
  word (so that they would have ended up banning classics such as Where
  the Red Fern Grows & Call of the Wild).  This was defeated by only one
  vote (4-3).

  I suspect strongly that 90% of the people who favor banning the HP books
  have *not* read the books.  They are simply going on hearsay ...
  preconceived notions, etc.

  > Sorry about that it is the third book and the person is Ginny, Mea Culpa.
  > It is Ginny who is rescued and is holding tightly to Harry.
  > Don and Penguinie Embarrassed Penguin
  >
  The bookcover of PoA (3rd book) in the US depicts Harry & Hermione on
  Buckbeak, the hippogriff.

  BEACHAM BOOK -- Heidi, I assume you are coordinating the recent requests
  to be added to the list (Steve, Trina, etc.)?

  Penny (catching up!)


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