Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2016
Challenged on the New York State elementary and middle school reading lists because complainants said the book “perpetuates negative stereotypes by touting the infamous gangster Al Capone.” The two sequels in Choldenko’s “Tales from Alcatraz” novels were also challenged: Al Capone Shines My Shoes and Al Capone Does My Homework. Al Capone was a prisoner at Alcatraz from 1935 to 1939.
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Ron Titus, titus@marshall.edu
304-696-6575
Last updated
July 1, 2016