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 | | Lowry said a parent once wrote to her questioning some of the language in "Anastasia Krupnik," the first book in the series, after learning about it from his son. |
 | | In the letter she sent in response, she wrote, "A writer tries to reproduce human experience and to create realistic characters, and in the book you refer to, which was published 18 years ago, one character says a bad word, it is true. |
 | | Anastasia's father points out that it is inappropriate; and obviously your son, since he pointed it out, knows the same thing. |
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