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Curious... why has no one commented about the other banned book, Sarah Ockler's Twenty Boy Summer? I hadn't heard of that one before. I'm sure the title alone was enough for some to want it banned  |
One Amazon reviewer, who actually liked the book and gave it 4 stars, said this in his review:
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TWENTY BOY SUMMER deals with some mature issues including teenage sexuality. In fact, one of the major story lines is about Anna's attempt to meet twenty boys over the summer and lose her virginity to one of them -- they actually refer to it as "Anna's Albatross." I felt as if losing one's virginity was taken very casually in this story, and I kept hoping that there would be a big moral lesson at the end of the book. I realize that this casual approach might be reflecting reality in today's society, but I don't want my daughter reading about these things until she's much more mature.
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I do find it interesting that there's only been one [make that "two"] comment about the board retaining
Speak. It would seem that if the complainant were dictating things here, it would be removed as well.
I also think it is not right that the books were removed, provided that the library also holds other books not directly related to the curriculum. Since I don't know their specific space restraints or collection policies, I can't be 100% sure of the library's situation.