The Compleat Werewolf (1942) from the TV show Young Sheldon Is there more swearing in children’s books today?Ī cursory (ha) glance suggests that’s the case: He made several choice and profane remarks in fluent Middle High German. Wolfe Wolf crumpled the sheet of paper into a yellow ball and hurled it out the window into the sunshine of the bright campus spring. By upper YA, anything goes, although many writers for adults also like to avoid on-the-page swearing: Yet if you want to write for middle grade, realistic swearing will never find its way into the hands of your readers. (Did you get called a poo head at work today? I didn’t.) They may hear far more insulting language than adults do on a daily basis. Tim MinchinĪ quandary for writers of middle grade fiction in particular: By about age ten, regular kids have heard all the insults out there. Sticks and stones can break our bones, but words can break our hearts.
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