Re: [LM_NET] Book Challenges

[Robert Eiffert <beiffert@COMCAST.NET>]

A current one to note: Brent Hartinger's _Geography Club_ pulled from 
shelves at Jr. High and High School.  Ostensibly for dangerous chatroom 
behavior.

University Place district bans novel about gay teens 
<http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/story/5345992p-4839795c.html>

Brent's reply:
Banning gay teen novel robs youths of important lessons  
<http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/othervoices/story/5349572p-4842809c.html>

And, of course, there is always the reason that is not the reason:
Parents cited gay theme, not chat room issue 
<http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/letters/more/story/5349562p-4842752c.html>

Kelly Milner Halls sent info to the YALSA list.  She has more info 
(including a good letter to the parents) at. 
<http://www.kellymilnerhalls.com/index.2ts?page=censoralert>

Her site is one well worth bookmarking; lots of information on challenges.

Robert Eiffert
Librarian, Pacific MS  Vancouver WA
pac.egreen.wednet.edu/library beiffert@egreen.wednet.edu
Librarian in the Middle Blog: www.beiffert.net  robert@beiffert.net

It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.  -Eugene Ionesco



Mary A. Book wrote:

>Hi all-
>
>I am doing a paper on censorship.  Does anyone have any experiences
>that they will share? 
>Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
>
>  
>

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