Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2009
Challenged at the Turner Elementary School in New Tampa (FL) because the novel contains a racial epithet. The book about an interracial middle-school friendship in 1960’s Oklahoma was highly recommended by Children’s Literature Review.
2008
Challenged at the Turner Elementary School in New Tampa (FL) because the novel contains a racial epithet. The book about an interracial middle-school friendship in 1960’s Oklahoma was highly recommended by Children’s Literature Review.
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A Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.
A Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.
For additional information contact
Ron Titus, titus@marshall.edu
304-696-6575
Last updated
August 9, 2010