Alycia's comments (member since Oct 25, 2008)

Alycia's comments from the Banned Books group.

Many of Steinbeck's books have been banned and/or challenged. People feel threatened by such brutal honesty, I guess. Steinbeck was from Salinas and there is the National Steinbeck Museum. In fact, my avatar photo was taken there - in front of one of the exhibits with his quote "I guess there are never enough books." They show a film and there are displays explaining why certain works were not well-received by different groups.

This book is in my home library and I have read it to my kids many times. I also have "Heather Has Two Mommies" and "All Families Are Special" in our collection. Am I gay? No. Do I think reading these stories to my kids will "turn them gay?" No. I want to teach them tolerance and acceptance of all people.