Snow Falling on Cedars
This isn’t a book I’ve read, or for that matter, heard of before I came across this article in the Toronto Star the other day. The Peel Catholic School Board (located in the Toronto, Ontario area) has pulled the book from the school library shelves after A parent complained that it contained explicit sexual content. The board is going to review the book before determining if a ban is appropriate.
This is a book published in 1995 and let’s see, it is 12 years later when a parent complains. I think I’d be reviewing the parent, but that’s just me. To borrow a quote from Mark Twain “In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.” — ‘nough said Read the rest of this entry »
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