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Access to Gossip Girls May Be ‘Only in Your Dreams’ for Teens in Leesburg

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

In April we reported on a book challenge after two parents  called for the removal of Maureen Johnson’s The Bermudez Triangle and Ceicly von Ziegesar’s Gossip Girls: Only in Your Dreams from the Leesburg Public Library.  In June, we were … Continue reading →

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Kids’ Right to Read urges Leesburg library to uphold decision

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

The Kids’ Right To Read Project sent a letter today to the Leesburg Public Library Advisory Board applauding their decision to keep two challenged books on the shelves in the Young Adult section without labeling or restricting them in any … Continue reading →

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‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘The Bermudez Triangle’ Challenged in Leesburg, FL

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

We wrote some weeks ago about censorship and cyberbullying on the TV show, Gossip Girl. Now, Gossip Girl (the book), and The Bermudez Triangle are under fire. One parent in Leesburg, FL has challenged The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson … Continue reading →

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Banned Books Week Book Censorship Update

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

Some good and bad news for you today, folks, on the fifth day of Banned Books Week… First the good news: In Pennsylvania, Downingtown West High School followed model procedure in addressing a challenge against Laurie Halse Anderson’s Twisted.  We … Continue reading →

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Interview with Maureen Johnson, YA author of The Bermudez Triangle

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

Kids’ Right to Read Project Director Jamie Chosak interviewed author Maureen Johnson about her experiences with censorship, including the recent challenge against her book, The Bermudez Triangle, in Leesburg, Florida.  Here’s an excerpt: The Kids’ Right to Read Project: Challenges … Continue reading →

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Gossip Girl controversy goes national on FOX News

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

FOX News ran a national broadcast today about the Leesburg, Florida controversy over the Gossip Girl series of books in a public library.  The segment, Unfit to Print?, features Dixie Fechtel and Dianne Venetta, the two mothers who brought their … Continue reading →

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Gossip Girl, Bermudez Triangle to remain in Young Adult section in Florida library

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

Yesterday, the Leesburg Library Advisory Board in Florida refused to move a couple of Young Adult books into the adult section of the library or give them advisory labels.  Parents had drawn up a petition in April against the YA … Continue reading →

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More challenged books: couple petitions West Bend, WI, public library

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

In another case of challenged books from public libraries, a Wisconsin couple has petitioned for the reclassifying of several Young Adult books to Adult.  Ginny Maziarka and her husband feel that books like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The … Continue reading →

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