From: Mekerr13 at aol.com <Mekerr13>
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 20:39:40 EDT

As usual, I'll chime in on the last days of a lively discussion. Back to
"Dinky Hocker" which I read and passed on to countless students when I was a mere baby (no, not a merbaby). It has always stuck with me how Dinky's mother had time for every cause and everyone in the world but her daughter. It reminded me of a much older non-j book, "A Child of Our Time" about a parent who cared much more for causes than for her child--a boy who ended up in a concenration camp. I read that book to my classes and watched their reactions. When "Dinky Hocker" was released I thought about the faces of those 7th & 8th graders whose parents--even before P.C. was invented--were its victims, as was Dinky. Now--more than ever--Dinky is far too real--and I weep for those children.

Thank you M.E. Kerr for uncovering so many worlds which we try to hide.

 Grandma

"You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty." Jessica Mitford (191796)



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