Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2018
Challenged in Pinellas County (FL) by a mother calling it inappropriate for 5th-graders because it includes the N-word. Pinellas County School District leaders have approved the book, but are reviewing whether policies related to sensitive materials were followed. The author calls it a fictional story about courage in 1976, where one of the characters in it is an African American girl facing her fear of the KKK.
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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
July 26, 2018