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Duck Egg Blue

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"Duck Egg Blue" captures a slice of life that is typical of many American towns where radical Christians attempt to insert creationism into public schools. The question of the proper place for religious belief is also causing controversy in another American institution - The Boy Scouts, where several cases similar to Cameron Wright's have made national headlines, one even going to the Supreme Court. A promising literary talent and a science teacher himself, Derrick Neill is no stranger to the Darwin vs. the Bible debate. Neill also wrote "Adventures in Spacetime", a controversial science fiction novel that was censored from his school system when members of the religious right took their fight to the school board. Engaging, suspenseful, touching, and timely, "Duck Egg Blue" will move you and it will open your eyes to the dangers of religion used as a political weapon in public schools and other secular institutions.
Derrick Neill, an Eagle Scout and former Assistant Scoutmaster, has been a science teacher at Sierra Vista Middle School for nearly 20 years.
To start us off, for a fun portrait of Unitarian Universalism and the single science teacher, grab a copy of Duck Egg Blue! ...realistic, even-handed, and complex enough to be challenging. Kudos to Derrick Neil for tackling this subject. -Letters From a Broad blog, August 10, 2008
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