Banned Book - Bunny Suicides


	Banned Book - Bunny Suicides

iulawboy

10-21-2008 12:30 PM

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bunny suicides, black humor, banned books, library, middle school, high school, oregon, central linn high school

iulawboy says:

The book is f-ing hilarious in that glorious way black humor is. The fact that one parent thinks she can decide for a community what will be on its library shelf is maddening.

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