The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
War is hell but not in this book of truth-telling fiction. Crank up the Credence because we're going to 'Nam and learning what the war was really like.
Banned
#65 Top Banned and Challenged Books 2000-2009
1992 - Wisconsin - Because of "anti-American attitudes, offensive language, political bias, and disturbing fiction" it was removed from Waukesha classrooms
2000 - Pennsylvannia - Challenged but retained at Pennridge high school for language
2002 - Mississippi - Banned for profanity from George County schools
2006 - Illinois - Retained on the Northwest Suburban High School District 214 reading list in Arlintgon Heights with eight other titles based on excerpts from the internet. The board member instigating the challenges was elected amid promises of bringing Christian beliefs to decision making.
Sources
ALA. "Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009." Retrieved on 17 Aug 01 from http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/top-100-bannedchallenged-books-2000-2009
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. ALA. 2014.
O'Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried. Houghton Mifflin. Boston, Mass, 1990.
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