Article Title
Censorship not the answer
Newspaper
Central Oregonian (Prineville)
Date
12-13-2008
Challenged Material
The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Reading Level
young adult
Location
Crook County, Oregon; Prineville, Oregon
Participants
Crook County School Board
Abstract
Crook County's swift decision to pull Sherman Alexie's "Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" from classrooms reaps scorn from those who consider the ramifications of removing relevant and lauded young adult literature far more dangerous than a few dirty words.
Keywords
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian", challenge, parental involvement, sexually explicit, complaint procedure, intellectual freedom
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