It’d kill your mammy." - The Color Purple "You better not never tell nobody but God. "Have you ever felt really close to someone? So close that you can’t understand why you and the other person have two separate bodies, two separate skins? I think it was Sunday when that feeling began." - Annie on My MindĬlan of the Cave Bear, by Jean Auel, was banned from the Cascade Middle School in Eugene in 1992 after a parent complained about a rape scene. It’s still on the shelves at both libraries. Why not check one out and decide for yourself? Banned or Challenged in Oregon Libraries:Īnnie On My Mind, by Nancy Garden, was challenged in 1993 at Bend High School because "it encourages and condones homosexuality." It was also challenged at the Cedar Mill Community Library in 1988 because the book portrays lesbian love and sex as normal. Some people don’t want you to read these books.
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