Of course, after the book censoring, the number of boys found in school bathrooms sticking venomous snakes down their pants became so low as to be unreportable.
Had to look up the book. I like the plot, the characters (especially their names) and the setting. One book our fifth-graders were required to read was, Holes by Louis Sachar, another controversial read.
Sadly, it won’t be long before Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” is a reality. Both ends of the spectrum want to ban speech that they deem offensive to their side.
Strangely, the only censorship I experienced was my mom breaking my record of Steppenwolf’s The Pusher Man because of the GDs. We read books about book burnings but never experienced them.
Ida No 6 months ago
Love the scrotum she’s wagging in the last panel.
nancyb creator 6 months ago
I always wonder if the people who object to words on the first page of a book read the rest of it.
AM730 6 months ago
Of course, after the book censoring, the number of boys found in school bathrooms sticking venomous snakes down their pants became so low as to be unreportable.
prince valiant Premium Member 6 months ago
Had to look up the book. I like the plot, the characters (especially their names) and the setting. One book our fifth-graders were required to read was, Holes by Louis Sachar, another controversial read.
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member 6 months ago
Stranger than fiction. Thanks for telling us the tale, Ms. Lay. (Have any of your works been banned because of your last name appearing on the cover?)
GaryCooper 6 months ago
I don’t think any book banners do that level of research.
Gnomon Dee Range 6 months ago
This book is sure to come up for First Amendment review by SCROTUS.
… along with the James Brown song, Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag.
MagOctopus 6 months ago
Love the wink to the Colbert Report and ‘The Word’!
Radish the wordsmith 6 months ago
Don’t blow up the earth in the first chapter, Douglas Adams advised.
Mike Baldwin creator 6 months ago
How terribly fragile we are. Just like a scrotum.
Aladar30 Premium Member 6 months ago
Moral of the story. If those who want to ban books informed themselves, they would stop wanting to ban books.
pchemcat 6 months ago
Sadly, it won’t be long before Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” is a reality. Both ends of the spectrum want to ban speech that they deem offensive to their side.
puppeterry 6 months ago
Interesting-looking purse she is carrying.
artjohn42 6 months ago
Scrotum. Scotum. Scrotum. Scrotum. So there. Nyah nyah nyah.
artjohn42 6 months ago
Mama’s got a brand new bag. It used to be Papa’s.
AndromedaMike 6 months ago
Strangely, the only censorship I experienced was my mom breaking my record of Steppenwolf’s The Pusher Man because of the GDs. We read books about book burnings but never experienced them.