Walter Kelly

Blogs
September 29, 2014
How Do We Determine What Books Are and Are Not Appropriate For Kids?
Highland Park ISD announced at the end of last week that it would be suspending seven books from the high school reading list: Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain, John Green's An Abundance of Katherines, Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, Sherman Alexie's The Absolu ... More >>
Blogs
September 23, 2014
Highland Park ISD Bans Books Because Sex
Highland Park High School announced it would be suspending seven books from the high school reading list, just in time for Banned Books Week. So what's wrong with the books? Each of the seven, award-winning texts feature themes about sexuality or include passages that some parents find too racy. S ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2014
Park Cities Parents Want Their Kids to Read the Classics, Not These Newfangled Porn Novels
Jodi Picoult's Nineteen Minutes and Steven Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower have two things in common. They both delve into complicated topics of teenage bullying and social struggles, and Highland Park High School parents don't want their kids reading either of them. Both contain passages ... More >>

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