Victory in sight!
I received a follow-up email today from the librarian in Wyoming who had been challenged by a parent who demanded the withdrawal of Lord Loss from the bookshelves (see my blog of February 3rd for the full story). We had our third committee meeting yesterday concerning the book challenge. This committee was comprised of the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum for our school district, the Director of Instruction for our school district, the Language Arts Coordinator for our school district...
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Erlene
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Apr 13, 2012 02:55AM
I'm a parent,and I think it's crazy when parents try to get books taken out of libraries or anywhere. When my daughter first came home with Lord Loss, I thought well maybe this might be to scary for her. Then I ended up reading the whole series it was fantastic and you had to see beyond the gore. Even though the gore was part of the stories there was also a deep understanding of the heros and what they must face. And how anyone could be a hero when need be. Parents need to shut up and either allow their kids to make their own choices and maybe read the books themselves before deciding if they will let their child read them. But they should not ruin it for other peoples kids like MINE!!!!!!
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I can see how a parent would worry about their child's reading material. I am not a parent myself and the issue never really came up with me and my mom but I can see a parent's concern. Although I think the parent in question should have inquired about reading levels. I wonder if the parent simply read the description or actually flipped through the book. At times the book can seem gory but compared to other books I've read, some targeted at an even younger audience, Lord Loss is quite tame. But that's just me.
