Alexie Book Wins Censorship Fight

Sherman Alexie’s award-winning book is once again the subject of a school censorship fight. This time, the book won. Alexie , a native of the Spokane Indian Reservation and world-renowned author, won the National Book Award for ” The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ,” a semi-autobiographical story about a 14-year-old American Indian who leaves the reservation to attend an all-white high school. Parents at a Chicago suburban high school protested the book’s sexual content when it was included in a summer reading list for incoming freshmen, reports the Chicago Tribune . But after reading the book, the school superintendent and two school board members decided to keep it on the list and offer alternative reading to those who disagreed/Monica Guzman, The Big Blog. More here .

Question: Do you consider any book off limits for a high school freshman?