What happens when an author's book is banned?

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The Rochester School District recently considered banning Minnesota author Louise Erdrich's book "The Painted Drum." A parent sought to have the book removed from a Mayo High School English class because of the sexual content.
While the board ultimately denied the request, the book banning continues. A few weeks ago a California district banned "Fault in Our Stars" by John Green.
On The Daily Circuit, we discussed the history of banned books and the reasoning behind the larger efforts. We looked back at last month's Banned Books Week and what it means for books added to the list.
Banning books at schools and libraries (with tweets) · stephcurtis
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