Tag Archives: book challenge

LGBTQ-themed book removed from New Jersey high school library

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

The Rancocas Valley School Board in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, chose to remove one of the three challenged books at its meeting on May 4. Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology and two other books were challenged because they … Continue reading →

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Parents in Florida object to Judy Blume’s “Forever”

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

NCAC, with a little help from our friends, sent a letter urging Sugarloaf School in Summerland Key, FL, to retain Judy Blume’s Forever in the school library after the parents of one student objected to the book’s sexual content. The … Continue reading →

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Political opinions: “A good enough reason” to ban books?

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

In the children’s book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, the title character answers the question of the title with, “I see a red bird looking at me.” For one member of the elected Texas Board of Education, … Continue reading →

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Not even dictionaries are safe for children?

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

School officials at Menifee Union School District temporarily removed copies of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary Tenth Edition for containing graphic terms like “oral sex” after a parent complained. (But as it turns out, the dictionary did not even contain this term…) … Continue reading →

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The Report Card: ENGLISH

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

GRADE: C+ Books – always a hot button issue in the censorship debate. This year, similar to previous years, some curriculum classics got challenged. Here’s a few of the fights we saw over books being taught in middle- and high-school … Continue reading →

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Books on the brain

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

It’s a hot time for book challenges, bans and questions. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: pulled from the high school library, back in the library today. Satanic Verses: Salman Rushdie reflects on attempted censorship by his 20-year … Continue reading →

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‘The Book of Bunny Suicides’ survived

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

We are glad to hear that “The Book of Bunny Suicides,” by the British author Andy Riley is back on the shelves of Central Linn High School Library, in Halsey, Oregon. The book was challenged this fall by the parent … Continue reading →

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