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Homosexual book
for 1st-graders
Parents outraged over story where prince finds love with another prince
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Posted: March 18, 2004
5:00 p.m. Eastern
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A North Carolina couple is outraged by a book their first-grade daughter brought home from the school library in which a prince finds his true love ' in the form of another prince.
The leading character in "King & King," Prince Bertie, waves off a bevy of eligible princes before falling for Prince Lee, Associated Press reported. The book ends with the two "marrying
quot; and sharing a kiss.
"I was flabbergasted," Michael Hartsell of Wilmington, N.C., told the news service. "My child is not old enough to understand something like that, especially
whe
n it is not in our beliefs."
AP reports the 32-page book by Lin
da De Haan and Stern Nijland was published in March 2002 by Tricycle Press, the children's division of Ten Speed Press of Berkeley, Calif. A follow-up, "King & King & Family," was recently published. The publisher says the book is intender for readers age 6 and up.
The principal of Freeman Elementary School defended the book.
"What might be inappropriate for one family, in another family is a totally acceptable thing," Principal Elizabeth Miars is quoted as saying.
Hartsell and his wife, Tonya, said they intend to file a written complaint with the committee that reviews library books for the district and are considering transferring their daughter.
Homosexual book
for 1st-graders
Parents outraged over story where prince finds love with another prince
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Posted: March 18, 2004
5:00 p.m. Eastern
â┚¬Ã…¡ÃƒÆ’”�šÃ”š© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
A North Carolina couple is outraged by a book their first-grade daughter brought home from the school library in which a prince finds his true love ' in the form of another prince.
The leading character in "King & King," Prince Bertie, waves off a bevy of eligible princes before falling for Prince Lee, Associated Press reported. The book ends with the two "marrying
quot; and sharing a kiss.
"I was flabbergasted," Michael Hartsell of Wilmington, N.C., told the news service. "My child is not old enough to understand something like that, especially
whe
n it is not in our beliefs."
AP reports the 32-page book by Lin
da De Haan and Stern Nijland was published in March 2002 by Tricycle Press, the children's division of Ten Speed Press of Berkeley, Calif. A follow-up, "King & King & Family," was recently published. The publisher says the book is intender for readers age 6 and up.
The principal of Freeman Elementary School defended the book.
"What might be inappropriate for one family, in another family is a totally acceptable thing," Principal Elizabeth Miars is quoted as saying.
Hartsell and his wife, Tonya, said they intend to file a written complaint with the committee that reviews library books for the district and are considering transferring their daughter.