It was banned in several school districts due to strong sexual situations, alcoholism, and abuse-both physical and sexual. In Kansas, a group of parents challenged the book (along with 13 others) for containing “vulgar language” and “violent imagery that is gratuitously employed.” Why is the glass castle banned? Monster has been challenged in school districts across the country. Why is Monster by Walter Dean Myers Banned? Fallen Angels is listed as number 16 in the American Library Association’s list of 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990–2000 due to its use of profanity and realistic depiction of the war. Unfortunately, the book was listed in the “Banned Books” for its vulgar language, sexual content, and violence that was considered “unacceptable for an educational setting” (according to school board members of George County in Mississippi,) despite the protests of teachers and parents.įallen Angels is a 1988 young-adult novel written by Walter Dean Myers, about the Vietnam War. In 1999, “Fallen Angels” was removed from the Laton, CA Unified School District because the novel about the Vietnam War contains violence and profanity.
Where was Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers Banned?
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