TARGET: Update on Rats Saw God Challenge

[Patti Tjomsland <zimba@kalama.com>]

Thanks to all who sent encouraging messages and advice concerning our
Media Center's challenge of Rob Thomas' Rats Saw God.    Basically you
said:
1.  1999 Young Reader's Choice nominee in the senior division
2.  South Carolina Young Adult Book Award nominee last school year
3.  Washington State Evergreen Book Award nominee this year
4.  Rob Thomas has a web page, an e-mail address, and check the
interview in Voya from possibly the August 1997 issue
5.  Contact ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom

I now know the parent wants the book removed from our school LMC.
Objections were specifically about page 1 and page 150.  That is about
all the parent read... it made them "sick" to read any more.

We have a district policy in place.  Our building IMC meets June 2 and
all 6 members are to have read the book.  At that time we make a
building decision and if the parent is still unhappy they can take the
complaint to the district level.  The book remains in use until a final
decision is made.
I've photocopied reviews of the book from all sources and also printed
some of your comments for members of the committee.  I am hunting down
the Voya interview and intend to email Rob Thomas after I've read his
comments.
I'll let you know what happens after June 2nd.

Again, thanks for your words of advice and encouragement
--
Patti Tjomsland
Library Media Specialist
Mark Morris High School
Longview, WA  98632
zimba@kalama.com

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