Portage Parent Complains About Book Accessed From Teacher by Fifth Grader

Portage parent complains about book accessed from teacher by fifth grader

A fifth grader’s mother complained to the Portage Township School Board Monday about a book he took home from his teacher’s personal library. The book, “Looking for Alaska,” wasn’t age-appropriate, she believes. PEN America, an anti-censorship group, lists the book by author John Green as the second most-banned book during the 2023-24 school year. It won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award presented by the American Library Association. Amazon’s lis…

NCAC opposes book bans at Benton School District in Arkansas - National Coalition Against Censorship

The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the school board of Benton School District in Arkansas following their removal of two books from school library shelves. Both Kathleen Gros’ Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of) and E. L. Konigsburg's From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler were removed without [...] The post NCAC opposes book bans at Benton School District in Arkansas appeared first on National Coaliti…