Any book that has any type of social situation where it might be different than your own has the potential to be challenged. It didn’t surprise me at all. Dr. (Enter your ZIP code for information on American Experience events and screening in your area.). document.documentElement.className += 'js'; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; var googletag = googletag || {}; The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, BANNED: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Published in 2005, the book has been consistently challenged for years. n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; And Tango Makes Three is a picture book based on the true story of two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who raised a chick together. if ( 'querySelector' in document && 'addEventListener' in window ) { ' And yes, they might not agree with someone’s lifestyle choice, but they still need to be able to accept people for who they are. Sherman Alexie’s coming-of-age novel has been a fixture on the American Library Association’s list of banned and challenged books. Why did you want to teach it? About The Authors. Were you surprised to learn that this book had been challenged? In fact, objections were so sustained and diverse that in 2011 Dr. Martha L. Magnuson published a study analyzing the motives behind the numerous objections to And Tango Makes Three.. --Wendy Wasserstein "A little miracle for children. This interview has been condensed and edited for length and clarity. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. If someone were to challenge my teaching of this book, that’s what I would explain to them. And Tango Makes Three is a picture book based on the true story of two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who raised a chick together.



Read about The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Read about Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The film some historians have called “America’s most beloved” is wartime propaganda disguised as a Hollywood love story. One of our main standards in second grade is creating a community. Justin Richardson. When these students go out in the world — especially in Columbus, which is a big city — they are going to be surrounded with all different types of people. Cameron Carter teaches second grade at Slate Hill Elementary in Worthington, Ohio. /* fbq('track', 'PageView'); */