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In March 1999, The Bluest Eye was successfully banned from Baker High School language arts program in Baker City, Oregon, after multiple complaints from parents about the content of the book. [40] The original source of contention for this novel was the rape scene between Cholly and Pecola.
The Bluest Eye: Toni Morrison: Themes of racism, incest and child sexual abuse 1970 10 15 34 Bone (series) Jeff Smith: References to smoking, drinking and gambling: 1991–2004 16 — — The Boy Who Lost His Face: Louis Sachar: Themes of the occult, sexuality and bullying; profanity: 1989 — 92 46 Boys and Sex: Wardell Pomeroy: Sexual ...
“The Bluest Eye,” by Toni Morrison (Reasons: Rape, incest, claimed to be sexually explicit, EDI (equity, ... Banned Books Week was established in 1982 by Judith Krug, a librarian and First ...
In 1970, The Bluest Eye put Morrison on the map as a once-in-a-century writer of preternatural gifts; in the decades since, it has remained a mainstay on banned books lists, with states citing ...
3. “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison. First published in 1970, Morrison’s novel about a Black girl growing up during the Great Depression is a meditation on the oppressive nature of America ...
In 2021, the Wentzville School Board in Missouri banned All Boys Aren't Blue, alongside three other books, from the district's high school libraries. Other books included in the ban were Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Kiese Laymon’s Heavy: An American Memoir, and Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home. [31]
Author Toni Morrison’s book “The Bluest Eye” won’t be found in libraries in the Wentzville School District after the school board voted Thursday 4-3 to remove the book.
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