Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2017
Retained in the Argyle (TX) Independent School District sixth-grade lesson plans, despite six parents asserting that the book is not age appropriate and tackles tough concepts best discussed at home. The novel is set in the garbage dump of a large unnamed Third World city and tells the story of young Raphael, who becomes mixed up in police corruption.
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A Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.
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Ron Titus, titus@marshall.edu
304-696-6575
Last updated
July 24, 2017