The Blue Valley school district in Overland Park, KS is engaged in a battle to remove books from the curriculum. The books being challenged include classics like I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Fallen Angels.
Interestingly, there is also a battle of websites. ClassKC.org is the site for Citizens for Literary Standards in Schools which is the group challenging the books. Students Speak Out is the site for students at Blue Valley who oppose the banning.
This is a chance for those of us on the outside to see the type of logic that book challengers use and to witness the magic of teens defending their right to read.

DenverPost.com has a nice article called, “New releases take kids around the world.” The children’s books listed include stories from Central Asia, Africa, Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan.