You have misconstrued my words. I am simply stating that this particular book should not purchase for the School Library. You have also falsely accused me of not reading any of J.C. Burke’s book (I have read ‘Nine Letters Long’) and did not particularly enjoy it. Furthermore, you have accused me as being Sexist and making the extremist assumption that we should (quote) “dispose” of books written by women. In addition, I have no where stated or made the inference that boys could not like books written by women. I repeat, I am simply stating that this particular book should not be purchased for the School Library.

mis·con·strue Audio Help /ˌmɪskənˈstru or, especially Brit., mɪsˈkɒnstru/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mis-kuhn-stroo or, especially Brit., mis-kon-stroo] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object), -strued, -stru·ing. to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret.

sex·ist Audio Help /ˈsɛksɪst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sek-sist] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. pertaining to, involving, or fostering sexism: a sexist remark; sexist advertising.
–noun 2. a person with sexist attitudes or behavior.

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[Origin: 1965–70; sex + -ist, on the model of racist]

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–noun 1. the act or process of inferring.
2. something that is inferred: to make rash inferences.
3. Logic. a. the process of deriving the strict logical consequences of assumed premises.
b. the process of arriving at some conclusion that, though it is not logically derivable from the assumed premises, possesses some degree of probability relative to the premises.
c. a proposition reached by a process of inference.

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[Origin: 1585–95; < ML inferentia. See infer, -ence]

You intimate that boys have no interest in, nor anything to learn from books about girls. Should we dispose of The Diary of Anne Frank? Chinese Cinderella? Jane Eyre?

You have not read the book (nor any of JC Burke’s books) so your judgement is a pre-judgement, and perhaps a prejudice:
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praeiūdicium : prae-, pre- + iūdicium, judgment (from iūdex, iūdic-, judge).]
- from The American Heritage Dictionaries, via Answers.com

I hope that was Sarcasm - otherwise I cannot understand why purchasing such a plotless, POINTLESS should occur at an all Boy’s school… But if you insist, then I support YOU purchasing the books.

The plot of ‘Starfish Sisters’ by J.C. Burke comprised of 4 anti-social, dysfunctional teenaged girls. The First girl was too electronically focused, the second was a Younger Girl who was kind to everyone - even if they didn’t like her, the third girl was an anti-social, immature girl who believed that she would be able to make friends by having money, and the last girl was a Psychologically damaged, emotionally unstable girl who self-mutilates. And for some reason, the Fictional society is supposed to accept all these people and be ‘friendly’… Julian, you may be correct in saying that it was the PLAY that let the book down, but I still do not like the story.

Julian

Thank you for your kind words.
I am sure that with substancial topics such as this,
You would be able to write an article as long as this.

Cya.

HeathS