![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “It was only that one small little part and they took it out of context. AHS librarian Vicki Bertolino sums up the review committee’s decision: The review committee rightly decided that it was inappropriate to remove the book from the schools curriculum based on the complaint of one parent. It’s a fine adventure, I think, with some sensible social points, and perhaps some good jokes and characters - but it’s very gentle stuff. On the other hand I’m impressed that this parent has managed to find sex and violence in Neverwhere that everyone else had somehow missed - including the entire city of Chicago, when they made Neverwhere the book that was read by adults and children alike all through the city in Spring 2011?s ONE BOOK ONE CHICAGO program.īut mostly I feel sorry for anyone excited enough by the banning to go to Neverwhere in search of “R-Rated” action. I’m obviously disappointed that the parent in question didn’t talk to the teacher or accept the teacher’s offer of an alternative book for her daughter, and has instead worked to stop anyone else’s children reading a book that’s been in the school system successfully for almost a decade. for Teachers, Parents, and School Officials.Resources for Authors of Banned and Challenged Books. ![]()
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