Not everyone was amused by the John Oliver send-up of a picture book by the wife and daughter of Vice-President Mike Pence.
91裸聊视频淟ast Week Tonight With John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo,91裸聊视频� in which the Pence91裸聊视频檚 family bunny turns out to be gay, was among the books most objected to in 2018 at the country91裸聊视频檚 public libraries. The bestselling parody ranked No. 2 on the list of 91裸聊视频渃hallenged91裸聊视频� books compiled by the American Library Association, with some complaining about its gay-themed content and political viewpoint.
Oliver91裸聊视频檚 book, credited to staff writer Jill Twiss, was a response to the Pences91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淎 Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo91裸聊视频� and to the family91裸聊视频檚 conservative social viewpoint. The Pences themselves did not publicly object, and daughter Charlotte Pence has even said she purchased a copy of the 91裸聊视频淟ast Week Tonight91裸聊视频� book, noting that proceeds were going to charities for AIDS and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth.
The library association announced Monday that Alex Gino91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淕eorge,91裸聊视频� a middle-grade novel about a transgender child, was No. 1 on its list. Others included Angie Thomas91裸聊视频� bestseller about a teen girl whose friend is shot by police, 91裸聊视频淭he Hate U Give91裸聊视频� (drug use, profanity, 91裸聊视频渁nti-cop91裸聊视频� bias); and Dav Pilkey91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淐aptain Underpants91裸聊视频� series (same-sex couple, 91裸聊视频渆ncouraging disruptive behaviour91裸聊视频�).
The report also includes Raina Telgemeier91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淒rama,91裸聊视频� Jay Asher91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭hirteen Reasons Why,91裸聊视频� Sherman Alexie91裸聊视频檚 prize-winning 91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频漈he Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,91裸聊视频� Mariko and Jillian Tamaki91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭his One Summer91裸聊视频� and Judy Schachner91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淪kippyjon Jones91裸聊视频� series. Books included on the list in previous years range from 91裸聊视频淭o Kill a Mockingbird91裸聊视频� to the 91裸聊视频淗arry Potter91裸聊视频� series.
The ALA usually lists 10 books, but included 11 this year because two tied for 10th place: Gayle E. Pitman91裸聊视频檚 and Kristyna Litten91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭his Day in June,91裸聊视频� and David Leviathan91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭wo Boys Kissing,91裸聊视频� both cited for LGBTQIA+ content and both among those burned last October in Orange City, Iowa, by the director of a 91裸聊视频減ro-family91裸聊视频� group called Rescue the Perishing.
Deborah Caldwell Stone, interim director of the library association91裸聊视频檚 Office for Intellectual Freedom, said the protests from parents and other local residents about gay content reflected a 91裸聊视频減ushback91裸聊视频� as 91裸聊视频渨riters work to be more inclusive of underrepresented or marginalized communities.91裸聊视频�
The list is part of the association91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淪tate of America91裸聊视频檚 Libraries Report91裸聊视频� and comes at the start of National Library Week, which begins Wednesday. The ALA defines a 91裸聊视频渃hallenge91裸聊视频� as a 91裸聊视频渇ormal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness.91裸聊视频� The list is based on news reports and on accounts submitted from libraries, although the ALA believes many challenges go unreported. The association tracked 347 challenges last year, compared to 356 in 2017.
91裸聊视频淭he number has been fairly steady over the past few years,91裸聊视频� Stone said.
The ALA did not have a number for books actually pulled from library shelves or moved to an adult section.
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Hillel Italie, The Associated Press
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