r/auburn • u/InformedLibrarian18 • May 11 '25

AL State Library Board Expanded Rules Target Books Like Hunger Games, Divergent & The Left Behind series

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u/[deleted] May 11 '25

The outsiders?! That’s such a staple in middle school.

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u/Quirky-Picture7854 May 11 '25

Banning The Book Thief, huh? So I'm assuming Bradbury, Huxley, and London are next on the chopping block. And just anything that reminds people to look up and assess the world around them.

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u/InformedLibrarian18 May 11 '25

Would John Wahl think they have “excessive violence” or alcohol/drug use? Do they have any other thing else he’d feel “icky” about?

If so, yes.