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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie We should never talk about racism, according to the people who want this book 86ed from their local library. Just pretend it never happened, I guess? Other reasons given for challenging this award-winning novel for young adults: offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group. According to Wikipedia "The novel is controversial for...
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie We should never talk about racism, according to the people who want this book 86ed from their local library. Just pretend it never happened, I guess? Other reasons given for challenging this award-winning novel for young adults: offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group. According to Wikipedia "The novel is controversial for some of its content on issues such as alcohol, poverty, bullying, references to masturbation and physical arousal, as well as for the tragic deaths of characters and the use of profanity. As a result, some schools have banned the book from school libraries ." Bullying, masturbation, poverty - sounds like the top stories of my teenage years and something I absolutely want my future teen to read.
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