Banned Books 2011 – One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.

2011

Challenged, but retained at the Theisen Middle School in Fond du Lac (WI) despite a parent’s belief that the book’s “sexual content was too mature for eleven- to fourteen-year-olds.”

2010

Challenged, but retained at the Theisen Middle School in Fond du Lac (WI) despite a parent’s belief that the book’s “sexual content was too mature for eleven- to fourteen-year-olds.” The same parent plans to request removal of six other books from the library, including The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, another set of books by Sones, and Get Well by Julie Halpern.

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A Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.
A Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.

For additional information contact

Ron Titus, titus@marshall.edu
304-696-6575

Last updated

September 15, 2011