{"id":53245,"date":"2022-10-08T10:56:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T17:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=53245"},"modified":"2022-10-10T10:57:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T17:57:19","slug":"a-dangerous-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=53245","title":{"rendered":"A dangerous wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Book bans are nothing new in the United States, but authors of some of the country\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nxslink.thehill.com\/click\/29306975.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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nxslink.thehill.com\/click\/29306975.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&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665510911029000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1btIafq4I1YCfNuO-wCXRG\">most contested books<\/a>\u00a0worry about the newest push to censor what literature children have access to in schools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m an old pro at this,\u201d said Sherman Alexie, author of the young adult novel \u201cThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.\u201d The novel tells the story of Arnold Spirit Jr., a 14-year-old aspiring cartoonist who lives on the Spokane Indian Reservation while attending an all-white high school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The book has faced pushback since it was published in 2007 and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nxslink.thehill.com\/click\/29306975.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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nxslink.thehill.com\/click\/29306975.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&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665510911029000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1aJfid3bnMmh387x8RbIxe\">has been contested<\/a>\u00a0for its use of profanity, racist language \u2014 including the N-word \u2014 and references to sexual acts. Over the past 15 years, the novel has earned a spot on the American Library Association\u2019s banned books list six times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The novel is currently banned in 16 different school districts across a handful of states including Florida, Georgia, Iowa and Kansas, according to PEN America\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nxslink.thehill.com\/click\/29306975.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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nxslink.thehill.com\/click\/29306975.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&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665510911029000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ARlzxqqp8zpJHMlzz4xeq\">Index of School Book Bans.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book bans are nothing new in&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53245"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53246,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53245\/revisions\/53246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}