Detour for Emmy Banning Challenge
Posted by: girlreading on: September 26, 2006
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According to ALA, Marilyn Reynolds book Detour for Emmy because of “sexual content”. ALA has a post on an Arizona School System challenge. The publisher, Morning Glory Press has a free 1-page study guide upon request.
5 Responses to "Detour for Emmy Banning Challenge"
October 31, 2006 at 9:15 am
Sometimes it’s hard for adults to see past sex to the real-life consequences kids face when uninformed. I can understand a parent not wanting their child to read a particular book, I cannot abide that parent or a school board telling me that my child cannot read a particular book. Whether they decide to face the very real statistics of teen pregnancy or not, the opportunity to educate should not be censored by anyone.
In other words, I completely agree with you.
January 31, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Whether or not anyone wants to admit it or not, these are trials teens face everyday. Too many of these serious situations go unnoticed everyday and this is a way for us to learn to coope with it! If you don’t like it dont read it!!!!!!!!!!
March 7, 2008 at 2:16 pm
okay, i understand that its very detailed with the sex, but come on there are kids my age (16) having sex. get over it. its not like we dont kno whats going on. and in a way it teaches us, because emmy cant support a baby nor can we, and it makes us be more careful with protection and what not.
October 3, 2008 at 7:09 pm
i just reed detour for emmy an i like the book alot but it got me think about alot of stuff because i’m 17 an i have a 1 year old an i’m not with his father. i know it might not be a true storie but i wish i had a boyfriend that loved my & my son to. my parents think if i got a boyfriend that i would end up pregnant again. do u girls think that there’s that no special guy out there for everyone????
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October 26, 2006 at 5:57 pm
Somebody challenged Detour for Emmy for sexual content? Of course it has sexual content, it’s about a girl who gets pregnant! Can’t they consider the message of the book? Many teens think of teen pregnancy as a) romantic, or b) a way to keep their boyfriends. As a friend to many girls who have gotten pregnant, I can tell you that it is neither of these. Teen pregnancy is a real problem in the US, and Marilyn Renolds is doing her part to educate teens about the many pitfalls of it.