ɹˈɑːdɹɪk ɛksplˈeɪnz ðætðə nˈɑːvəlz pɹəfˈænᵻɾi dʌznˌɑːt kənsˈɜːn hɜːɹ æz ɐn ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi skˈuːl ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾɚ, æz lˈɔŋ æz ʃiː tˈiːtʃᵻz hɜː stˈuːdənts ðæt vˈaɪələns ænd swˈɛɹɪŋ, dᵻspˈaɪt bˌiːɪŋ dɪskˈʌst ɪnðə nˈɑːvəl, ɑːɹ nˌɑːt kəndˈoʊnd.
Roderick explains that the novel's profanity does not concern her as an elementary school educator, as long as she teaches her students that violence and swearing, despite being discussed in the novel, are not condoned.