Mr. Otter and I are both Teen Librarians, so I felt it incumbent upon us to watch this genuine Teen Phenomenon movie...evidently it's really hot, especially now that it's out on DVD. Kids have parties to karaoke along with it (and of course there's a bonus karaoke version).

It wasn't bad. Sweet and cute, predictable, with a few nice things (like the drama teacher, Mr. Otter and I both liked her) and the basketball player who likes to bake. Good songs, if in modern styles that neither Mr. Otter nor I like, good dance numbers, a happy ending. Fun to watch, good production values.

But...

There is, of course, a scene in the school library.

And you know what the librarian was like, don't you?

Yup.

On screen for all of twenty seconds, in her bun and glasses, and her only three lines were to hush the main characters.

BOO! to Disney. I say BOO to them and heap scorn on their corporate head. They did everything they could to avoid stereotypes in this show...but no. There is only one kind of librarian, and that is the one we saw here.

BOO!