If you’re like me (and you know you want to be) you know what’s best for children. Not just your children, but all children. Here’s some more good folks just like me.
Parents: ‘Burn Journals’ Too Hot For School: Some parents in Lake County are complaining about a book they claim is too racy to be on the shelves of school libraries.
Mom says there’s “filth” on school shelves: “The Rain God” The pages are laced with profanity and references to sex… too graphic to be read on TV… and encouraged intolerance and hate.
And don’t forget:
Two titles by Dr. Seuss.
A couple or three alphabet primers.
A few Dictionaries.
Where’s Waldo.
. . . and on, and on, an on.
There is nothing that cannot be found offensive by someone, somewhere.
I do not know about Rain
I do not know about Rain God, but Burn Journals was very well reviewed. Hopefully the district will back the librarian up on her/his choice of having this in the collection. This is an ever-present concern for school librarians. I wonder if designing a parent/child book club around this controversial title has been considered. Sometimes when discussed, the things we fear become less threatening.