Hmmmm...Not Nice!

[acynic]

Since when is it OK to use the F-word in Young Adults lit???? And don't go telling me that everyone says it, therefore it is OK. It isn't, in my book (no pun intended, though that's a good one!)

The 4th book in the President's Daughter series hit my mailbox yesterday. 20 years in the making (the original trilogy is circa 1984-1989). I ADORE the

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Long May She Reign

[anonymous]

I don't like when authors swear when they don`t have to. Though, sometimes it creates a character in a book. Maybe she is really angry at the world. I also think that even if you are developing a character too much swearing makes a book not fun to read. You can use milder words like ''crap'' or ''dangit.'' It's also like what you said, this author doesn't have characters that usually swear a lot. That is all.

[anonymous]

Sorry to disappoint.

--Ellen Emerson White