Tag Archives: young adult

Needing the Dark to Find the Light

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

A recent article by Meghan Cox Gurdon in the Wall Street Journal argues that the grim, gory, and dark shadow cast over the genre of young adult literature is inappropriate for its target readers.  This controversial review exposes the fear … Continue reading →

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Waterbury CT School District Attempts to Cancel August Wilson Play

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

Censorship continues full front attacks on all the arts. Two weeks into 2011, we’ve already seen censorship of David Wojnarowicz at the National Portrait Gallery; a new edition of Mark Twain’s Huckelberry Finn hit the bookstores, without the N-word; the … Continue reading →

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NewSouth Books Publishes Mark Twain (Expurgated)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

NewSouth Books, based in Alabama, is publishing a new edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. As many know, Mr. Twain has been very much in the news lately. His Autobiography is a current … Continue reading →

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Book censorship round-up for this week

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

Suzanne Collins’s young adult novel The Hunger Games is challenged in New Hampshire by a parent whose 11-year old said the book gave her nightmares. The parent has yet to file a formal complaint or read the book. Regardless, the … Continue reading →

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NCAC Protests Cancellation of Ellen Hopkins Appearance at Teen Lit Fest in Texas

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

An invitation to young adult novelist Ellen Hopkins to speak about her experiences as a writer was rescinded by the Superintendent of the Humble (Texas) Independent School District after some parents complained about the content of her books. NCAC coordinated … Continue reading →

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Book retained in Oklahoma because “we have to”

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

The word “fuck” has caused quite a stir in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Its appearance – 45 times, according to parent and avid swear-word-counter, Kelli Smith – in young adult novel Shooting Star by Fredrick McKissack Jr. is reason enough for … Continue reading →

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Interview with Brent Hartinger, author of challenged book, Geography Club

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

Kids’ Right To Read’s Jaime Chosak interviewed Brent Hartinger, author of the young adult novel Geography Club.  Parents recently asked for the removal of the book from shelves in the West Bend Public Library in Wisconsin. Kids Right to Read … 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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Isn’t book banning retro?

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

No. As The Birmingham News reports: According to the ALA’s office for intellectual freedom, there were 420 documented attempts to ban books from libraries nationwide last year, and up to four times as many unreported attempts”. What gets banned? “Topping … Continue reading →

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