From: Nancy Silverrod <nsilverrod_at_sfpl.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:41:05 -0800

A very powerful non-fiction book on this subject is the photo-essay The day

Kadi lost part of her life - text, Isabel Ramos Rioja; photos, Kim Manresa;

prologue Olayinka Koso-Thomas; collaboration, David Serra. Publication Info . North Melbourne, Vic. : Spinifex, 1998.

The book is in our adult collection...and the "correct" subject heading is t he euphemistic female circumcision.

Nancy Silverrod

San Francisco Public Library

100 Larkin St.

San Francisco, CA 94102-4733


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From: Susan Kuklin
 Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 8:36 AM To: ccbc-net_at_ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject:
 how much to tell...

As a nonfiction author of "books on tough topics," my heart goes out to Mir i am's discomfort. We are not making it easy for you. And yet, it is essentia l that we realistically portray harsh realities. I deal with this by being t r ue to my primary sources. Perhaps its a sign of the times that my sources h a ve become more and more explicit. To the right of this email, another scree n explodes with the F-bomb. And I'm thinking, "Oh, the librarians, teachers,

and parents are going to have a fit." I wonder how you feel about that.

It surprises me that in seven years no one has asked for a book about femal e circumcision. Every time - EVERY TIME - I visit a high school, students as k me to do a nonfiction, primary source book about female circumcision. Susan

Susan Kuklin skuklin1_at_nyc.rr.com www.susankuklin.com Author: No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row Illustrator: Beautiful Ballerina


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