it was sexuality, swearwords, and satan. and that's been true for a very long time. people would ban-- choose to ban books. satan's been there. the other issue, beyond the three "ss," i think, is an issue about-- well, sensitivity, a fourth-- in that your book raised concerns among african-american parents who thought it was stereotypical. we also see a book like huckleberry finn being banned because of the racial epithet. what's your take on that? oh, boy, what a mess we get into with all those. i have a final paper by one of my students in chico who loves this book nappy hair, telling how wonderful this book is and how could people love a book like huckleberry finn and teach that when there's a book like nappy hair to look at? and the very same sentences where he was saying he has the right to have this book, he's saying we shouldn't have the right for huckleberry finn. the "n" word can hurt so bad that there needs to be some-- a little bit of education before you get into it. and again, my wonderful father-- when i first read that book, he sort of sat me down and