Sunday, July 16, 2017

National Book Award winner survives Sauk Prairie School District challenge



Controversial book to remain in Sauk Prairie school curriculum.  (Madison.com, 7/15/2017)
“The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” was listed as one of the most banned or challenged books of 2014 as cited by the L.A. Times. It chronicles the life of Junior, a 14-year old budding cartoonist who lives on a Spokane, Washington Indian reservation. It won multiple awards, including the 2007 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.

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