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District pulls war book after objections

10 March 2000

Abstract

Kelly Dunn raised objections to "My Brother Sam is Dead" when her 5th grade daughter told her she couldn't get the imagery from the war scenes out of her head. The book is a Newberry Award winner and has been used in the American History section of the curriculum since 1986 in the Springfield school district. The school district is forming a committee to read the book and make recommendations for keeping or restricting its use in the 5th grade classroom. Exerpts from the book are included.


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  • Resource type

    • Intellectual Freedom News

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  • Photo description

    • Picture of Kelly and Erica Dunn

  • Photo caption

    • Kelly Dunn (left) and her daughter, Erica, 10, are upset about the teaching of the book "My Brother Sam is Dead" in Erica's fifth-grade history class. They say the book contains gratuitous violence and inappropriate profanity.

  • Challenged

    • My brother Sam is dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

  • Reading level

    • children

  • Participant

    • Kelly Dunn; Erica Dunn; Springfield School District; Jamon Kent;Cherie Kistner

  • Location

    • Springfield

  • Source

    • The Register-Guard (Eugene)

  • Is part of

    • Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database

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  • Additional information

    • Springfield