The ALA’s list does not specify where any of the challenges occurred.Ĭhallenges tend to come from parents or students who choose a book for some reason or another and bring it to the principal to try to remove it permanently.īut LaRue said successful challenges tend never to get reported and the real number is likely much higher.īooks featuring “diverse” characters, such as racial minorities or gay, lesbian and transgender people, have become targets of challenges with increasing frequency this year.įive of the 10 books on this year’s list included LGBT characters, including Jazz Jennings’ picture book. The ranking is based on 323 challenges reported to the office in 2016 by school librarians across the country, the ALA said.
LITTLE BILL TRIAL
He is facing trial in Pennsylvania based on allegations from one woman.
LITTLE BILL SERIES
The series became an Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning cartoon series that ran on and off from 1999 to 2006.Ĭosby’s legacy has been undermined by sexual assault allegations from dozens of women. The “Little Bill” books follow the adventures and life lessons of Bill Jr., a 5-year-old Philadelphia boy. We don’t seem to be able to separate the message from the messenger.” If we hate the person we hate everything about him. If we love the person we love everything about him. “I think it’s our fascination with celebrity. Repeat “honorees” include Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” for depictions of rape and incest, transgender reality TV star Jazz Jenning’s coming out story, “Fifty Shades of Grey” for obvious reasons, and the “Harry Potter” books because of witchcraft.īut the embattled comedian’s “Little Bill” books are believed to the first time a title has been targeted solely for its author and not its content, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom Director James LaRue said. The annual list from the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tends to include a broad range of titles with the potential to offend. Bill Cosby’s children’s books series has landed on the American Library Association’s list of top 10 books targeted for removal from school libraries.
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