Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2012
Removed from Republic (MO) High School, but later returned and stored in a secure section of the library only accessible to parents. Teachers cannot require the book nor read it aloud in school. A Republic resident filed a complaint about the appropriateness of the book because it sensationalizes “sexual promiscuity, questionable language, drunkenness, lying to parents, and a lack of remorse by the characters.”
2011
Challenged in the Republic (MO) schools because it is “soft-pornography” and “glorifies drinking, cursing, and premarital sex.”
On These Pages
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 27, 2012