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10/8/2023 2:40:46 AM

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Section 4: President & Congress
Subject: Books and Thinking Msg# 1193541

From:

Jim Matthews

Joined 6/10/2008

To:

Dave Walter (Read)

Joined 6/19/2006

So, why would that book be banned for age-appropriate distribution? It seems obvious that you and others on this forum are uncomfortable with LGBT orientations and lifestyles, but are you extending that discomfort to banning the book that you reference from the adult population? I don't see any place in the Barnes & Noble link where they are pushing adult material for consumption toward children. It is up to the parents to choose the time when it is proper to explain to their children that there are alternative lifestyles

But. you chose to emphasize a book that suited your agenda. Here are some previously and currently banned books that would totally be appropriate for high school students. It is up to the parent to monitor and screen what is appropriate for their children.

Here is the list of Barnes & Noble list of banned books:

Top Banned & Challenged Books You Should Probably Read Immediately

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
1984 by George Orwell
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where:
Yep. First “banned” book on the list———-wait for it-—————gender queer. Great book. Not. Come on Jim!

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