Fight Book Bans
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ALA Committee to Focus 2014 Banned Books Week On Comics & Graphic Novels
Educators agree that graphic novels are useful for teaching new vocabulary, visual literacy, and reading skills…Eric Kallenborn, who teaches English at Alan B. Shephard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois, …
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Idaho School Board Bans ‘The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian’
“The school board’s decision to seek an alternative book to convey ‘the cultural messages’ of Alexie’s work came after complaints from parents that the book contained sexually charged material inappropriate …
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‘The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian’ Banned in a West Virginia Middle School
“Attention was drawn to the book last week after a parent, Misty Frank, objected to her eighth-grade son having received the reading assignment from teacher Dawn Welsh. Frank raised concerns …
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Kids’ Right to Read Fights Challenge to ‘Invisible Man’ During Banned Books Week
KRRP, founded by the National Coalition Against Censorship and the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, defends the freedom to read in schools and libraries nationwide. KRRP is sponsored in …
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Sherman Alexie Talks About Banned Books
“The problem isn’t that one parent doesn’t want their kid to read the book. The problem is they want to control what every kid reads. I have no objection to …
