An email arrived in my inbox recently. I was in the midst of planning a visit to a rural elementary school to share "A Tale Dark and Grimm," my adaptation of Grimm's fairy tales. The email arrested my planning:

“I am afraid I have bad news. My colleagues and I are afraid we will not have administrative support should a parent challenge your wonderful book... As you might guess, this is a very conservative community and while we have your book on our shelves and can stand by it 100%, we are fearful that asking some of our teachers...