Someone sent in this Story from Salon on a complaint from a parent that prompted school officials to pull Aldous Huxley\’s novel \”Brave New World\” from library shelves in Alabama. \”Brave New World\” ranks 54th on the ALA\’s list of the top 100 books drawing complaints during the 1990s.
\”Kathleen Stone of Elberta filed the complaint in letters to the school and Gov. Don Siegelman. She said Wednesday the novel\’s references to orgies, self-flogging, suicide and the characters\’ contempt for religion, marriage and family do not make it a good choice for high school students.
\”When you\’re a college student, it\’s one thing, but I don\’t think too much of assigning this to high school students,\” Stone said.
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