Parents call cops on teen for giving away banned book; it backfires predictably

[Quixote1818]

Parents in Idaho called the cops last week on junior-high student Brady Kissel when she had the nerve to help distribute a book they’d succeeded in banning from the school curriculum.

The book in question was Sherman Alexie’s young adult novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” Published in 2007, it won the National Book Award and has become popular with young teens, supposedly for its universal themes of fitting in, making sense of race, and sexual discovery.

The sex part (and let’s face it—probably the race part) led parents to lobby Junior Mountain High School to remove it from the syllabus, citing its sexual content (it discusses masturbation) and supposedly anti-Christian content.

More: http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/219767/parents-call-cops-on-teen-for-giving-away-banned-book-it-backfires-predictably/

[riverwalker]

1. love it

Even police seemed to have no idea what they were doing there, and let the book giveaway proceed as planned.

Not only did it go as planned, but when Alexie’s publisher Hachette got word of the incident, they sent Rediscovered an additional 350 copies on the house. So while the book may still be banned in the school curriculum, it’s available free of cost for any kid who wants to stop into Rediscovered and pick one up.

[msongs]

2. bibles are full of perversion. are they banned at that school? nt

[progressoid]

3. WTG Brady!

And all the kids that supported this!

[DirkGently]

4. Didn't occur to the cop callers

...that kids can still buy and read "banned" books?

Wow.

[whistler162]

5. Good on the young adults, bookstore owner, police, and publisher

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bad on the parents and blogger.

"Even police seemed to have no idea what they were doing there, and let the book giveaway proceed as planned. "

Couldn't be that the police recognized what was going on and KNEW it wasn't against the law!

[IDemo]

6. Rediscovered Books is a great little shop

We were sad to see the old Boise Book store on Main street close after over 100 years of business, done in by Borders and B&N. It's nice still be able to experience the Mom and Pops sized book store with Amazon breathing down everyone's neck.

- note: I believe it was just one man who called the cops, not multiple parents.

[W T F]

7. Called the cops because they gave it to a kid without parents permission? What did they want the....

Cops to do???? Ground him, and take away his allowance?.....idiots!!!!!

[Historic NY]

11. +1

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. Shoulda called the firemen....

[Curmudgeoness]

10. Good one! nt

[Curmudgeoness]

9. Why do I think that the parent who called the cops

should be arrested or fined for wasting time that the officers could be doing something important.