See all the lovely books the library has chosen for its population? Now, draw a big black line through all the pink books with smilies on them, because we don't like them and we want them to no longer exist in this glorious collection." It is not allowed to be on the shelves, it is not available for students to check out." It IS censorship to say, "Look around. On her blog, she writes:īut it IS banning a book to say, "This book is now banned from all middle schools. I am likely to read the book on the strength of the pun alone). Her blog article is titled "Jesus Bans Myracle." The Round Rock superintendent's name is Dr. (On a completely unrelated note, I want to give Ms. However, I will note that a Christian counselor recently recommended that I read the book, because in his words, that's how kids really talk.īack to the big question: Is this censorship? Lauren Myracle thinks it is. According to the book's detractors, it is pornographic smut which encourages bad behavior. According to the author and her supporters, the book is a cautionary tale about the choices girls make. Another girl is seduced by a teacher and has to be rescued by her friends. One girl strips at a frat party and finds herself on the internet. ttyl is a book by Lauren Myracle about three fifteen year old friends who get into some age inappropriate situations. This raises a question that I have been wanting to blog about: What is censorship?įirst, a little background. What is the reaction to all of this? Predictably, there are cries of censorship. Panels were convened, appeals were taken and finally the superintendent of schools made the decision to pull the books from the middle school libraries and move them to the high school libraries. The parents complained and put together a petition of 150 other parents who didn't want the book in the library. Parents learned that middle school libraries included a book called ttyl which included adult situations and bad language. Recently a familiar scene played out in Round Rock.
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