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A complaint from a parent in Wallingford, Connecticut, has prompted the district’s superintendent of schools to remove Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower from the required reading list for high school freshmen.
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Dec 3, 2023 · Last month, the Hernando County School Board removed the book “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky from schools across Hernando County per the superintendent’s recommendation.
Aug 12, 2013 · Recently, two attempts have been made to remove Stephen Chbosky’s acclaimed The Perks of Being a Wallflower from schools. This is nothing new for the novel, which has made ALA’s most challenged books list several times.
Dec 22, 2008 · We are deeply concerned by your recent decision to ban the book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, from ninth grade classrooms at Portage High School. We understand that the book was challenged by one parent who objected to sexual content in the novel, and that the school board decided to remove the book from the curriculum.
Oct 3, 2020 · Stephen Chbosky’s heart-pounding Imaginary Friend begins with a warning: “Don’t leave the street.” The imperative is directed at 6-year-old David Olson, who disappeared from his small town of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania.
Feb 2, 2023 · This was the case for Chbosky’s book. In 2021, a grandmother of a high school senior in Springfield, Illinois, demanded that The Perks of Being a Wallflower be banned after reading only the first thirty-one pages.
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Apr 26, 2024 · The Perks of Being a Wallflower resonated with me on many levels, but its most compelling aspect was its raw portrayal of teenage emotions and experiences. Chbosky dives deep into the diversity of love, friendship, mental health, and self-discovery with honesty and sensitivity.
