Re: challenged book? information

[Edith Fuller <efuller@TELEPORT.COM>]

I think you might be referring to the book by Carolivia Herron titled
Nappy Hair.  According to abstracts in ProQuest, the teacher in question
was granted a transfer to another school in December 1998.

Cheers.

Edith Fuller
Librarian, Professional Library
Portland Public Schools
Portland OR 97208

On Fri, 3 Mar
2000, Cheryl Jakobovic wrote:

> I am trying to help a teacher-in-training.  She heard in the
> news about a book that was challenged called Corn Rows.  I believe
> she said the teacher was fired for reading the book.  She wants
> to find a copy to read, to find out what the controversy is.
>  Now, I have checked Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Library of
> Congress, with no luck on the title.  Does anyone know anything
> about this story, a correct title, or even if this situation
> really happened?
>
> TIA,
> Cheryl TIA, SLMS
> Calvin Jakobovic SLMS
> Painted Post, NY
> cjakobov@stny.rr.com
>
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