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January 2005
BOOK: Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher (CHALLENGE #1)
DATE: Dec 1, 2004 to January 31, 2005
LOCATION: Georgetown, SC
DISTRICT: Georgetown Community School District
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: language
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Unknown
GRADE LEVEL: Carvers Bay High School
http://www.chriscrutcher.com/index.2ts?page=tenenbaum (full documentation)
BOOK: The Catcher in the Rye
DATE: January 3, 2005
LOCATION: North Berwick, Maine
DISTRICT:
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: bad language, sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN
GRADE LEVEL: Noble High School
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/viewpoints/mvoice/050103catcher.shtml
BOOK: Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
DATE: January 5, 2005
LOCATION: Wisconsin
DISTRICT: Marshfield School District
CHALLENGER: Parents
COMPLAINT: "To us, it's a homosexual recruiting tool." (quote)
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Dan Taft, principal
GRADE LEVEL: Owen-Withee Junior and Senior High School
http://www.wisinfo.com/newsherald/mnhlocal/289017267748913.shtml
BOOK: The Giver by Lois Lowry
DATE: January 6, 2005
LOCATION: Blue Springs, Missouri
DISTRICT: Blue Valley School District
CHALLENGER: Cerise Ivey and four other parents
COMPLAINT: depressing, dark, abortion
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN
GRADE LEVEL: High School
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/10575220.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
BOOK: The Misfits by James Howe
DATE: January 6, 2005
LOCATION: LeClaire, Iowa
DISTRICT: NA
CHALLENGER: Parents Jerry Gahard and Sara Slagle
COMPLAINT: These parents are asking to have a ban overturned.
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Linda Goetz
GRADE LEVEL: Bridgeview Elementary School – 6th Grade
http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1043077&l=1&t=Local+News&c=2,1043077
BOOK: Richochet River by Robin Cody
DATE: January 6, 2005
LOCATION: Milwaukie, Oregon
DISTRICT: North Clackamas School Board
CHALLENGER: Parents
COMPLAINT: sexual content and language
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN:
GRADE LEVEL: High School, Clackamas and Rex Putnam high schools
Oregonian LINK HERE
ACLU PDF: http://www.aclu-or.org/banned/NClackamas14_2005.pdf
BOOK: It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
DATE: January 7, 2005 (date needs to be confirmed)
LOCATION: Phoenix, Arizona
DISTRICT: Cholla Middle School
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: sex and language, homosexuality
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN:
GRADE LEVEL: 7-8
BOOK: One More River'' by Lynne Reid Banks
DATE: January 11, 2005
LOCATION: Boston area
DISTRICT:
CHALLENGER: Parent George Shamma
COMPLAINT: uses expletives and slurs to describe Arabs.
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Judy Regan
GRADE LEVEL: Duxbury Middle School, 7th grade
http://www.patriotledger.com/articles/2005/01/11/news/news01.txt
BOOK: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
DATE: January 12, 2005
LOCATION: New York State, Arrowhead High School
DISTRICT:
CHALLENGER: parent Kurt Krueger
COMPLAINT: sex and language -- f word 25 times, s word 20
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN
GRADE LEVEL: High School
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13767090&BRD=1399&PAG=461&dept_id=173065&rfi=6
BOOK: On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God by Louise Rennison
DATE: January 14, 2005
LOCATION: Bozeman, Montana
DISTRICT: Bozeman School District
CHALLENGER: Parent, Pius Ruby
COMPLAINT: sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN
GRADE LEVEL: Sacajawea Middle School
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2005/01/14/news/bozsexgod.txt
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2005/01/13/news/02bozsexgod.txt
BOOK: Stotan! by Chris Crutcher and 13 other books (CHALLENGE #2)
DATE: January 16, 2005
LOCATION: Overland Park, Kansas
DISTRICT: Blue Valley School District
CHALLENGER: Parents -- Citizens for Literary Standards in Schools
http://www.classkc.org/
COMPLAINT: vulgar, obscene
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Terri Snethen, Library Media Specialist, Blue Valley North High School,
This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
http://www.bv229.k12.ks.us/bvn_lmc
www.chriscrutcher.com
BOOK: Feed by MT Anderson
DATE: January 21, 2005
LOCATION: Creston, Iowa
DISTRICT: Creston School District
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPAINT: language & sex
TEACHER: Dannee Qualseth -- English class,
GRADE LEVEL: high school
http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2841790
BOOK: Running Loose by Chris Crutcher (CHALLENGE #3)
DATE: January 24, 2005
LOCATION: Phoenix, Arizona
DISTRICT: Cholla Middle School
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: sex and language
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN:
GRADE LEVEL: 7-8
BOOK: One Night by Margaret Wild
DATE: January 24, 2005
LOCATION: Southfield Public Library
DISTRICT/LIBRARY: Southfield Public Library
CHALLENGER: Step parent
COMPLAINT: inappropriate
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Shari Fesko
GRADE LEVEL: YA
BOOK: Doing It by Melvin Burgess
DATE: January 24, 2005
LOCATION: Hilton, NY
DISTRICT/LIBRARY: Parma Public Library
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: Sex, language
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Catherine Kyle
GRADE LEVEL: YA
BOOK: Guess What by Mem Fox
DATE: January 26, 2005
LOCATION: Kentucky
DISTRICT: Unknown
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: scary character with "Sex Pistols" button
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Unknown
GRADE LEVEL: Unknown
BOOK: Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne F. Staples
DATE: January 26, 2005
LOCATION: Columbus, Indiana
DISTRICT: Northside Middle School
CHALLENGER: Parents
COMPLAINT: sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Tim Lax
GRADE LEVEL: Middle school
Times Online Link HERE. |
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February 2005
BOOK: Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
DATE: February 3, 2005
LOCATION: Norwood, Colorado
DISTRICT: Norwood District
CHALLENGER: Superintendent Bob Conder and a parent Rhonda Oliver
COMPLAINT: sex and language
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN:
GRADE LEVEL: High School
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4165580/detail.html
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2689296,00.html
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3522696,00.html
http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/county_news/article/0,1713,BDC_2423_3522720,00.html
BOOK: Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher (CHALLENGE #4)
DATE: Feb. 4, 2005
LOCATION: Grand Rapids, Michigan
DISTRICT: Grand Rapids Public Schools
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: racial slurs
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Patricia Bouwhuis
GRADE LEVEL: 7th grade, Ottawa Montessori Academy
http://www.chriscrutcher.com/index.2ts?page=censorship
BOOK: Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher (CHALLENGE #5)
DATE: Feb. 7. 2005
LOCATION: Athens, Alabama
DISTRICT: Limestone County Board of Education
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: Unknown
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: unknown
GRADE LEVEL: High school, Ardmore High School
http://www.chriscrutcher.com/index.2ts?page=censorship
BOOK: Series by Louise Rennison
DATE: February 11, 2005
LOCATION: Camino, CA
DISTRICT: Camino Union School District
CHALLENGER: Superintendent Wally Newberry, parent Julie Leconte
COMPLAINT: sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN:
GRADE LEVEL: Camino School, 6th, 7th, 8th
http://www.mtdemocrat.com/articles/2005/02/11/news_stories/1n_01.txt
BOOK: Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher (CHALLENGE #6)
DATE: February 13, 2005
LOCATION: Grand Ledge, Michigan
DISTRICT: Grand Ledge School District
CHALLENGER: Rev. Kent Himebaugh -- parent
COMPLAINT: language
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN:
GRADE LEVEL: High School
http://www.chriscrutcher.com/index.2ts?page=censorship
BOOK: Definitive Edition of Anne Frank's Diary
DATE: February 14, 2005
LOCATION: Glendale, AZ
DISTRICT: Foothills Branch Library
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: four diary entries that dealt with sex
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Kristin Fletcher-Spear
GRADE LEVEL: Youth and teens
BOOK: All Chris Crutcher Books & Crutcher as a speaker (CHALLENGE #7)
DATE: February 16, 2005
LOCATION: Grand Haven, Michigan
DISTRICT: Grand Haven School District
CHALLENGER: School District
COMPLAINT: racial fears – invitation to speak revoked
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN
GRADE LEVEL: Middle and High School
http://www.chriscrutcher.com/index.2ts?page=censorship
BOOK: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison.
DATE: Feb. 18, 2005
LOCATION: Salem, Oregon
DISTRICT:
CHALLENGER: Parent Roberta Gruber
COMPLAINT: sexual content, homosexual references
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN
GRADE LEVEL: Crossler Middle School
http://159.54.226.83/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050218/COLUMN0101/502180348/1066/NEWS
BOOK: Daughters of Eve by Lois Duncan
DATE: Feb. 18, 2005
LOCATION: Lowell, VA
DISTRICT: Lowell Area Schools
CHALLENGER: Parents Amy & James Hendrick
COMPLAINT: Profanity and sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Principal John Alessia
GRADE LEVEL: Lowell Middle School
BOOK: Deenie by Judy Blume
DATE: Feb. 19, 2005
LOCATION: Brooksville, FLA
DISTRICT:
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN
GRADE LEVEL: Spring Hill Elementary School *
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/19/Hernando/Hernando_schools_won_.shtml
BOOK: Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
DATE: February 2005
LOCATION: Texas
DISTRICT: Unknown
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: sexual content, death
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Amy Alcott
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary and Middle School
BOOK: Anastasia Again
DATE: February 24, 2005
LOCATION: Lakeland, Florida
DISTRICT: Polk County School Board
CHALLENGER: Parent Kristi Hardee and her Baptist minister in-law
COMPLAINT: Description of naked home movies of a seven-year-old, references to beer, Playboy, and wanting to kill yourself.
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Principal Matt Burkett supported the ban
GRADE LEVEL: Spook Hills Elementary, 4th grade
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2005502240409
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050209/NEWS/502090343
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050210/NEWS/502100409
BOOK: It's Perfectly Normal by Robbie Harris
DATE: Feb. 24, 2005 -- resolved March 10
LOCATION: Fayetteville, Arkansas
DISTRICT: Fayetteville Public Schools
CHALLENGER: Parent Laurie Taylor
COMPLAINT: Sexually explicit
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Sarah Thompson
GRADE LEVEL: McNair Middle School
Also challenged: The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide by Jeremy Daldry
BOOK: Push by Sapphire
DATE: February 27, 2005
LOCATION: Rochester, Michigan
DISTRICT: Rochester Community Schools
CHALLENGER: Parent Carolyn Mack and others
COMPLAINT: profanity
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: unknown
GRADE LEVEL: high school
BOOK: Life is Funny by E.R. Frank
DATE: February 28, 2005
LOCATION: Merced County, CA
DISTRICT: Merced County School District
CHALLENGER: Parent Necola Adams and Assistant Superintendent RoseMary Duran
COMPLAINT: Sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Director of Curriculum and Staff Development Nanette Rahilly
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School
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March 2005
BOOK: Of Pandas and People (text book)
DATE: March 1, 2005
LOCATION: Harrisburg, PA
DISTRICT: Dover Area School District
CHALLENGER: Christian parents
COMPLAINT: evolution vs intelligent design
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN:
GRADE LEVEL: area high schools
http://ydr.com/story/doverbiolog
BOOK: Plainsong by Kent Haruf
DATE: March 3, 2005
LOCATION: Twin Cities, Minnesota
DISTRICT: Bemidji School Board
CHALLENGER: Parents & board members
COMPLAINT: sexual content, "Not fit to be read by children," said Mona Carter, Board member.
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN:
GRADE LEVEL: 9th Grade
BOOK: The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
DATE: March 4, 2005
LOCATION: Nashville, TN
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: an episode with a hammer being inserted into someone's rear end
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Tamela McCann and her associate
GRADE LEVEL: Croft Middle School
BOOK: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
DATE: March 5, 2005
LOCATION: Norman, OK
DISTRICT: Little Axe School District
CHALLENGER: Parent Erik Michelsen Sr.
COMPLAINT: sex and profanity
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Superintendent Barry Damrill
GRADE LEVEL: Little Axe High School
BOOK: Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher -- NOW BANNED DISTRICT WIDE
DATE: March 8, 2005
LOCATION: Athens, Alabama
DISTRICT: Limestone County School Board
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: Language not allowed in schools
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: NA
GRADE LEVEL: ALL DISTRICT SCHOOLS
BOOK: The Goats by Brock Cole
DATE: March 21, 2005
LOCATION: Brighton, MI
DISTRICT: Brighton Area School District
CHALLENGER: NA
COMPLAINT: NA
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: NA
GRADE LEVEL: MORE INFO AS IT BECOMES AVAIL.
BOOK: Tithe by Holly Black
DATE: March 21, 2005
LOCATION: Perris, CA
DISTRICT: Val Verde Unified School District
CHALLENGER: NA
COMPLAINT: NA
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Adrienne Walker
GRADE LEVEL: Lakeside Middle School
BOOK: Junior Great Books (including short stories by Ray Bradbury)
DATE: March 23, 2005
LOCATION: Hagerstown, MD.
DISTRICT: Washington County Board of Education
CHALLENGER: Mother Debbie Rauer and Pastor Dean Pryor, Grace Brethren Church
COMPLAINT: Sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Peggy Pugh, supervisor of secondary language arts
GRADE LEVEL: 6th grade,
BOOK: 994 page science text book, Pearson Education
DATE: March 24, 2005
LOCATION: Traverse City, MI
DISTRICT: Traverse City Public Schools
CHALLENGER: State law that prohibits the teaching of abortion as "a method of reproductive health."
COMPLAINT: Abortion content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Teacher Tom Czarny (who must x-acto the passage, literally)
GRADE LEVEL: Traverse City Central High School, AP Biology class
BOOK: Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block
DATE: March 30, 2005
LOCATION: New Ipswich, New Hampshire
DISTRICT: Mascenic Regional School District
CHALLENGER: Parent, mom, XXX Manning
COMPLAINT: "disgusting" gay and sexual themes.
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Penny Culliton (who was fired in 1995 for teaching a unite on homosexual themes but won her job back in binding arbitration).
GRADE LEVEL: Mascenic Regional High School
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April 2005
BOOK: Bless me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anayas
DATE: April 6, 2005
LOCATION: Chester, CA
DISTRICT: Plumas Unified School District
CHALLENGER: Chester parents Devin and Jean Duval
COMPLAINT: profanity, sexual themes, death, witchcraft
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: UNKNOWN
GRADE LEVEL: 10th grade
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SUMMER 2005
BOOK: Beloved by Toni Morrison
DATE: May 2005
LOCATION: Overland Park, KS
DISTRICT: Blue Valley
CHALLENGER: Parents
COMPLAINT: Violence, sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN
GRADE LEVEL: High School
BOOK: Gay Pride Display with YA books
DATE: June 15, 2005
LOCATION: Hillsborough County Public Library
DISTRICT: Hillborough, FL
CHALLENGER: Commissioner Ronda Storms
COMPLAINT: Her 6-year-old had to walk by "gay" books.
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Meagan Albright
GRADE LEVEL: Public Library
BOOK: 70 different titles or more *
DATE: June 22, 2005
LOCATION: Fayetteville, Arkansas
DISTRICT: Fayetteville School District
CHALLENGER: Laurie Taylor, parent
COMPLAINT: "...absolute vile and gratuitous sexual premises."
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Superintendent Bobby New
GRADE LEVEL: Middle and High School
* Partial list of book titles included in this article.
BOOK: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
DATE: July 21, 2005
LOCATION: Wellesley, MA
DISTRICT: Wellesley High School
CHALLENGER: Rick Plouffe, parent
COMPLAINT: Language
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Principal Rena Mirkin
GRADE LEVEL: High school, 15 & 16 year olds
BOOK: We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
DATE: July 28, 2005
LOCATION: Cherry Hills, NJ
DISTRICT: Cherry Hills Public Library
CHALLENGER: Ellen Schwartz, parent to 13-year-old daughter
COMPLAINT: "Deplorable" content not fit for young minds.
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Lisa Katz
GRADE LEVEL: YA
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September 2005
BOOK: LOVE HINA and CHOBITS (graphic novels)
DATE: September 1, 2005
LOCATION: Brighton, Michigan
DISTRICT: Brighton District Library (public)
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: Too "adult;" Chi's on-switch being in her crotch (CHOBITS)
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Kathy Lane
GRADE LEVEL: Young Adult
BOOK: WHALE TALK by Chris Crutcher
DATE: September 1, 2005
LOCATION: Kalamazoo, Michigan
DISTRICT: public library
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: "vulgarity, filth & trash."
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Kevin King, Kalamazoo Public Library
GRADE LEVEL: Young Adult
The book was retained.
BOOK: Cracking India by Bapsi Sidhwa
DATE: September 13, 2005
LOCATION:DeBary, FL.
DISTRICT
CHALLENGER: Vikki Reed, parent
COMPLAINT: "This is pornography; this is not literature."
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Ann Dixon
GRADE LEVEL: DeLand High School, International Baccalaureate program
BOOK: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
DATE: banned in August, petition to reconsider in October 7, 2005
LOCATION: Littleton, Colorado
DISTRICT: Littleton 6 District
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: Sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: English teacher Amanda Hurley & Judy Vlasin; Board President Mary McGlone
GRADE LEVEL: Heritage High School
BOOK: The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
DATE: September 2005
LOCATION: Eastern Michigan
DISTRICT: Milan Area School District
CHALLENGER: Chris Anderson, a mother of five
COMPLAINT: inappropriateness for the high school audience
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN
GRADE LEVEL: Milan High School
BOOK: Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
DATE: September 2005 (complaint in August)
LOCATION: Austin, TX
DISTRICT: private school
CHALLENGER: Cary McNair, a film producer and son of oilman and football team owner Robert McNair, who's family trust donated $3 million, then said they'd take the money back if the book wasn't removed from the shelves.
COMPLAINT: "Why would SAS (St. Andrew's School) promote classroom discussion on pornographic material concerning deviant behavior?" McNair said in an Aug. 17 letter to St. Andrew's trustee Paul Bury.
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Bill Miller, PR spokesman; Kimberly Horne, teacher.
GRADE LEVEL: St. Andrew's Episcopal School
BOOK: Life is Funny by E. R. Frank
DATE: September 25, 2005 (estimated)
LOCATION: Redford, Michigan
DISTRICT:
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: Unknown, but it was filed during Banned Books Week
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Media Specialist Dolores D. Gwaltney
GRADE LEVEL: Thurston High School
BOOK: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
DATE: September 25, 2005
LOCATION: Newark, Ohio
DISTRICT: NA
CHALLENGER: Greg and Tina Angeletti
COMPLAINT: "...this is pornography. How can we raise our kids to be good, quality people, bring them to church every Sunday and then put stuff like that in their hands?"
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Dana Herreman, Newark director of curriculum, and Kim O'Dell, Newark High School English department co-chair.
GRADE LEVEL: Newark High School, 10th grade
RELATED STORY: Newark High's school paper censored.
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October 2005
BOOK: Up to 70 different titles including three Crutcher novels.
DATE: October 8, 2005
LOCATION: Conroe/The Woodlands, Texas
DISTRICT: Montgomery County Library System
CHALLENGER: AVIDD -- extremist organization
COMPLAINT: Seem to target books with homosexual plot points
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Director Jerilynn Williams
GRADE LEVEL: all
BOOK: Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan (author presentation)
DATE: October 20, 2005
LOCATION: Kalamazoo, Michigan
DISTRICT: Public Library
CHALLENGER: Students for America at Western Michigan University
COMPLAINT: promoting the "homosexual agenda."
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Kevin King, Kalamazoo Public Library
GRADE LEVEL: Young Adult author presentation
Outcome: 20 protesters, 230 program attendees, 2 standing ovations
BOOK: Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
DATE: October 26, 2005
LOCATION: Westmoreland, New York
DISTRICT: Westmoreland Central School District
CHALLENGER: parent
COMPLAINT: language, religious content, abortion
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: TBA
GRADE LEVEL: High school
Will be debated Nov. 8, 2005 at the school board meeting.
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November 2005
BOOK: A Time to Kill by John Grisham
DATE: November 7, 2005
LOCATION: Fargo, ND
DISTRICT: NA
CHALLENGER: Pamela Sund Herschlip and Ruth Walsh
COMPLAINT: NA
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: NA
GRADE LEVEL: Fargo North High School
BOOK: Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
DATE: November 21, 2005
LOCATION: University Press, Washington
DISTRICT: University Press School District
CHALLENGER: Two parents, backed by Superintendent Patti Banks
COMPLAINT: Internet dangers, and the homosexual agenda
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Curtis High librarian Judy Carlson helped Banks make the decision, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
GRADE LEVEL: Curtis Junior High and Curtis Senior High
BOOK: Perks of Being a Wall Flower by Stephen Chbosky
DATE: November 22, 2005
LOCATION: Tuscon, AZ
DISTRICT: Tuscon School District
CHALLENGER: Arizona Schools Chief Tom Horne & a grandmother
COMPLAINT: Sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Amber Mathewson, AzLA Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair
GRADE LEVEL: all
BOOK: Misc titles at Urban Outfitters stores
DATE: November 27, 2005
LOCATION: Troy, Michigan
DISTRICT: retail outlet
CHALLENGER: Ann Comiskey, of the Troy Community Coalition and Mary Beth Halushka, vice president of the Troy school board.
COMPLAINT: Sexually explicit, drug culture
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN:
GRADE LEVEL: 16 to 24
BOOK: A Dance for Three by Louise Plummer
DATE: November 28, 2005
LOCATION: Poplar Creek, IL.
DISTRICT:
CHALLENGER:
COMPLAINT:
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Jennifer O'Dowd
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School
BOOK: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
DATE: Nov. 28, 2005
LOCATION: Overland Park, KS
DISTRICT: Blue Valley
CHALLENGER: Parents
COMPLAINT:
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN
GRADE LEVEL: High School
BOOK: Geography Club by Brent Hartinger BANNED
DATE: November 22, 2005
LOCATION: University Place, WA (near Tacoma)
DISTRICT: University Place School District
CHALLENGER: Superintendent Patti Banks, Curtis High School librarian Judy Carlson and a parent.
COMPLAINT: Gay content and Internet danger
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Margery Ceccarelli, president of the Parent Teacher Student Association fiercely defended the book.
GRADE LEVEL: High School
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December
BOOK: The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
DATE: Dec. 5, 2005
LOCATION: Brooklyn, NY
DISTRICT: Unknown
CHALLENGER: Parent
COMPLAINT: Sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Esther Lewenstein
GRADE LEVEL: High School
BOOK: The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
DATE: Dec. 7, 2005
LOCATION: Westminster, MD
DISTRICT:
CHALLENGER: Parent, supported by Superintendent Charles I. Ecker
COMPLAINT: Sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN
GRADE LEVEL: Winter Mill High School
BOOK: When Jeff Comes Home by Catherine Atkins
DATE: Dec. 12, 2005
LOCATION: Dallas, Texas area
DISTRICT: Irving School District
CHALLENGER: parent
COMPLAINT: sexual content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Unknown
GRADE LEVEL: middle and high school (note required to read book)
BOOK: Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
DATE: December 2005
LOCATION: Iowa
DISTRICT: TBA
CHALLENGER: One mother, supported by principal and curriculum director
COMPLAINT: "gay agenda"
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: withheld, temporarily
GRADE LEVEL: TBA
BOOK: INSIDE OUT by Terry Trueman
DATE: Dec. 9, 2005
LOCATION: Westminster, Maryland
DISTRICT: Carroll County Public Schools
CHALLENGER: Unknown
COMPLAINT: Unknown
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Unknown
GRADE LEVEL: High School
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JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH
BOOK: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
DATE: January 28, 2006
LOCATION: Friendswood, TX
DISTRICT: Galveston Library District, One City, One Book
CHALLENGER: Council members John LeCour, Chris Peden and Mayor Kim Brizendine
COMPLAINT: book would "pollute young minds." Profanity.
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Karen Stanley
GRADE LEVEL: Teens and adults
http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=088ed58fcc07a4b6
BOOK: The Book of Bunny Suicides by Andy Riley
DATE: January 31, 2006
LOCATION: Westampton, NJ
DISTRICT: Burlington County Library System
CHALLENGER: Unknown
COMPLAINT: Objectionable content
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Kathleen Gruver
GRADE LEVEL: YA
BOOK: Native Son by Richard Wright
DATE: February 1, 2006
LOCATION: New Lenox, Illinois
DISTRICT: NA
CHALLENGER: Unknown
COMPLAINT: "overall content"
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Linda D. Lundquist
GRADE LEVEL: Senior AP English students
BOOK: Feed by M.T. Anderson
DATE: February 4, 2006
LOCATION: Unknown
DISTRICT: Unknown
CHALLENGER: Parents
COMPLAINT: One father said he feared that is the kids read about it, they would go do it.
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Dannee Qualseth
GRADE LEVEL: High School
BOOK: Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
DATE: March 2006 (board meeting, March 15)
LOCATION: Indianapolis, IN
DISTRICT: Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township
CHALLENGERS: Tom and Julie Shake (parents)
COMPLAINT: violance and vulgar language
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GRADE LEVEL: Lawrence North High School
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BOOK: Three Wishes by Deborah Ellis
DATE: March 2006
LOCATION: Ontario, Canada
DISTRICT: York Region District
CHALLENGERS: York Region District School Board and Canadian Jewish Congress
COMPLAINT: Too mature for upper elementary
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GRADE LEVEL: Upper elementary and middle
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