Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2013
Challenged, but retained, in the Appleton (WI) Area School District ninth-grade curriculum despite the book’s references to suicide and sex. Other titles also considered inappropriate by the local parent group, Valley School Watch, include The Catcher in the Rye and The House on Mango Street. The reading list for the group’s ideal alternate class would contain books with no profanity, obscenity, or sexual material.
2011
Challenged, but retained, in the Appleton (WI) Area School District ninth-grade curriculum despite concerns about its age appropriateness.
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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 9, 2013