Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2018
Now available only as excerpts used in the 11th and 12th-grade Spanish courses at Uplift Charter Schools’ North Hills (TX) Preparatory School, this magic realism title by a Mexican author was deemed “too complex for the grade level assigned.”
2013
Removed from the reading list at Nampa (ID) High School because it was considered too racy for sophomores.
2005
Challenged by a parent at the Arrowhead High School in Merton (WI) as an elective reading list assignment because the book contains “sexually explicit and inappropriate material.”
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A Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.
A Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.
For additional information contact
Ron Titus, titus@marshall.edu
304-696-6575
Last updated
July 25, 2018