Banned Book Discussion

Wednesday, May 22 | 6:30 – 8pm | Lounge

CRANK by Ellen Hopkins
Kristina Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble.Then, Kristina meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul—her life.

The book is banned for drug use, offensive language, and being sexually explicit.
Arrowhead Library System has 18 copies available for check out or hold or also available online for as little as $12.

Every year, books are banned and challenged in public and school libraries, usually because they fall somewhere on a wide spectrum of appropriateness. Often a single parent (or someone who doesn’t have a child in the school district) can challenge a book, which effectively removes it from the shelves pending a review. Many children (and adults) get their reading books from their school or public library, so removing them from the shelf makes them inaccessible to that reader, effectively banning them. We rebelliously read these banned books and discuss what they are about and why they have been banned.

Questions? Contact Dianne Edson – dianne@cargillumc.org