When was The Lovely Bones challenged?
When was The Lovely Bones challenged? 2008 ALA.org cites two specific examples: a 1978 ban in a California school district and a 1984 challenge in an Illinois school district. In 2008, Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones was moved to the faculty section of a Massachusetts school library after it was deemed too frightening for middle school students. Was The Lovely Bones a flop? 1. Moonlight. There's been a lot of talk lately about the need to reframe crime narratives (whether true-crime or fiction) around the victims rather than the perpetrators. The Lovely Bones now stands out as a precursor of...