Trouble on Tarragon Island

Trouble on Tarragon Island

"Trouble on Tarragon Island" is a children's book by Nikki Tate. The third novel in a series released in Canada by Sono Nis Press, it was nominated for a Diamond Willow Award following its release in 2005.

The book gained some notoriety in 2007 following an elementary school librarian banning the book. In the story, the main character's grandmother poses for a nude calendar, and is described as having "generous bazoongas."

References

* [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071113.wbcbook13/EmailBNStory/Entertainment] Globe and Mail - Author protests ban over phrase 'generous bazoongas'


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