Happy
Banned Books Week 2010! This is the 29th year of celebrating our freedom to read. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees with what's on the shelves at your local public library, and a few make passionate efforts to get "objectionable" content removed every year. This week, I'll showcase a handful of books challenged, restricted, removed, or banned from certain libraries.
Up first, Sherman Alexie's
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
. A few parents "found its language vulgar and racist", so they asked to have it removed from their school's summer reading list. It's the only book my son read this summer, and he enjoyed it. Check it out for yourself.
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