Archive for the ‘Book Banning’ Category

 

School Officials Threatened with Violence

September 1st, 2007

Is there a word for “beyond angry”? If so that is my current mood. I am not going to even attempt to commentate on this at the moment because I am too furious, but I have pasted the article below. I will just say one thing: WHY IS IT ACCEPTABLE FOR RIGHT WING CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS TO THREATEN PEOPLE WITH VIOLENCE WHEN THEY DISAGREE WITH THEM BUT IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO USE THE F WORD?!!! IS HURTING OR KILLING SOMEONE MORE ACCEPTABLE THAN SWEARING??? Why does this make sense to them???? I’m so mad I could spit. Read More...

Is there a word for "beyond angry"? If so that is my current mood. I am not going to even attempt to commentate on this at…

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Another Book Challenge

August 16th, 2007

Another book challenge
The Daily Southtown, a division of the Chicago Sun Times, wrote an article
(http://www.starnewspapers.com/oaklawn/news/497331,051pw1.article) recently about my first book Fat Kid Rules the World after a parent in that school district complained about the profanity present in the book. The article gained attention on the CNN.com website as well and the gentleman who e-mailed me this link expected there to be more coverage after a local board meeting where they would discuss whether to pull the book from their shelves. Read More...

Another book challenge The Daily Southtown, a division of the Chicago Sun Times, wrote an article (http://www.starnewspapers.com/oaklawn/news/497331,051pw1.article) recently about my first book Fat Kid…

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More book banning… and this time it’s my book

March 12th, 2007

Did you ever hear this saying?: Read More...

Did you ever hear this saying?: "First they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for…

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