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Originally Posted by Whitley
Why would an adult want children between 5 and 13 years old to have access to sexually explicit books? Hmmmm? I wonder?
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This is a list of books that were asked to be banned in Polk County. I don't know if any were actually banned.
I have not read any of them but I did a quick review of The Kite Runner. There is a homosexual rape scene. I don't think you would want it in grade school.
"Two Boys Kissing" by David Levithan
"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
"Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
"The Vincent Boys" by Abbi Glines
"It’s Perfectly Normal" by Robie Harris and illustrated by Michael Emberley
"Real Live Boyfriends" by E. Lockhart
"George" by Alex Gino
"I am Jazz" by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
"Drama" by Raina Telgemeier
"Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult
"More Happy Than Not" by Adam Silvera
"Beloved" by Toni Morrison
"The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
"Tricks" by Ellen Hopkins
"Almost Perfect" by Brian Katcher