Tag: banned books
Book Banning Isn’t About Books–It’s Part of Larger Right-Wing Agenda
Many may have been assigned in high school the legendary science fiction author Ray Bradbury’s inimitable 1953 dystopic novel Fahrenheit 451.
If not, briefly, it’s a...
Illinois Parents Freaking Out Over ‘Smut’ Like Maya Angelou
Some people have far too much time on their hands.
A group of parents in Illinois are on a crusade to stop "smut" books from being...
Literary Classics Yanked From Library Shelves – Is This The Start...
School officials in Accomac, Virginia, have pulled two of the most important works of literature from their shelves. The action comes after a parent...
A ‘Curious Incident’ In Florida Involving Faith And Censorship
When I was in high school in Texas, English classes were a curious marriage of literature and language. A lot of books and short...
California School Bans ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ Because Of Parent...
From the Los Angeles Register:
A Riverside schools committee has banned the book The Fault in Our Stars from its middle schools after a parent challenged...
