Lawn Boys (Taboo Treat)

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In December 2021 Wake County (N.C.) Public Libraries responded to a patron complaint about Lawn Boy and Gender Queer. They let Lawn Boy remain on shelves but removed Gender Queer. [12] Albanese, Andrew (2023-04-24). "ALA Releases Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-04-25 . Retrieved 2023-05-01. The material, on the whole, "does not have serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value." [17] Lawn Boy is about the ups and downs of the life of Mike Muñoz. Mike lives in Washington State and loves landscaping. I loved the setting of the book because I live in Washington and knew all of the cities mentioned, cheering for the Seattle Seahawks and local flavor of the area.

Perkins, Christine. "Lawn Boy". Library Journal. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021 . Retrieved September 28, 2021. Gary Paulsen has written MANY wonderful stories, that I highly recommend this one. Lawn Boy is so real, but yet different from the rest of his stories. This story takes place in Minnesota, in a neighborhood called, Eden Prairie, where they’re tons of lawns to be mowed! As for me? One-dimensional characters and a story that ties up with a pretty red bow – or in this case a pretty green topiary – was a far cry from the Evison I fell in love with. a b Torre, Melanie (September 13, 2021). "Leander Police investigating parent complaints about library book". KEYE-TV. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021 . Retrieved September 28, 2021.It had a set to demonstrate why the existence of illegal residents in a country creates odd legal loop holes that unprincipled people can take advantage of. And it was used as an excuse to not call police, but rather on a big muscular guy to fix things. And wasn't it nice that they guy in question was happily willing to totally loose his career and get time behind bars for some kid? Especially, as if the violence wasn't comic book style (big bangs, every one walks away with little swirls over their heads) several of the things he did would have ended with dead bodies and premeditated murder. So many things I enjoyed! It was sweet yet sometimes sad and then sweet. Mike is a guy just trying to find his way in the world. He is 23, still living at home with his not-so-present mother, his older and highly autistic brother and early on, a guy name Freddy randomly is allowed to live in their shed. He has an interesting mish-mash of friends who are good but not the best. And he loves to do lawn work! I mean really has a passion for it - mowing and edging straight lines and he particularly loves working with bushes and shrubs - particularly if he is allowed to utilize his gift of creating amazing topiaries. Duncan, Charles (December 15, 2021). "Wake County libraries pull LGBTQ book from shelves after complaint". Spectrum Local News. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022 . Retrieved April 29, 2022. Flowers, Mark. "Lawn Boy". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021 . Retrieved September 28, 2021.

a b c d Natanson, Hannah (September 28, 2021). "Fairfax school system pulls two books from libraries after complaints over sexual content". Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021 . Retrieved September 29, 2021. I liked it right off the bat, mostly because of the narrator's description of his grandma in the first chapter: My grandmother is the kind of person who always thinks that no matter how bad things might seem, everything will always come out all right. Her hair could be on fire and she'd probably say, "Well, at least we have light to read by." I did find that this book has a male gaze problem, but since it is written from the perspective of a young man...struggling with his sexuality...it doesn't seem unwarranted. There are a LOT of juvenile sex jokes and the idea rating of others...with the goal of labelling them in one category or another. Not that anyone would like this (especially as an adult), it does happen between kids (also, knowing this is something we do not encourage, but shun for our children to do). If you read this book, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it. I wouldn't have minded my kids reading it in school, though I and my wife would have read it BEFORE hand. We were very involved in what they read. Never banning books, but we did postpone books that we felt were not age appropriate.Overall, this is a discussion piece. I think the parents should read this BEFORE their children. Be prepared to answer questions and also lead conversations. I think this is not an easy book to be on the sidelines with. You will either hate it or love it. BUT, here I am...giving it THREE stars. Well, for me, I judge a book on the enjoyment level of my reading experience, not just how technically it is written. I cringed a lot while reading this book. I was frustrated for the protagonist. I wished that there were people in his life that could give him the tools to overcome his situation (in the right way)...there are always people in our lives that find short cuts and ways to skip the line...that eventually lead to ultimate destruction. NCAC (2022-01-18). "Wayzata, Minnesota, School Removes Lawn Boy Against District Regulations". National Coalition Against Censorship. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13 . Retrieved 2022-10-13. Wow. Fantastic through and through. This is the kind of book that makes me want to hug it to my chest in glee. It's gloriously honest, there's a clear respect for human beings and their flaws, and there is no elitism.

He wasn’t all terrible; almost nobody is, deep down, once you strip away all the terror and trauma and neurosis and bad conditioning.” Now, I do believe in "age appropriate" material, so I would not say that this would be a good book for grade school kids, but I think Juniors and Seniors in High School...with a good discussion could/should talk about the themes in this book. I work at a staffing agency where we primarily work in the light industrial space. Through this, we encounter people from all walks of life and I have grown to respect the people I refer to as "my people". Here's an excerpt that really resonated with me: In November 2021, Fairfax County Public Schools decided to return the two books to its high school libraries following a committee review. [11]We believe that our children have become better citizens because they learned to find their way through books, and now are approaching their lives in the same way. We continue to have "good" discussions with them...even to this very day. Maybe the biggest lesson I’ve learned, in art and in life, is that when the questions become too numerous and the considerations begin to feel a little overwhelming, you just have to look away for a minute and regather your vision for the thing, try to see it the way it originally came to you. Ask youself, how did I arrive here? What was I trying to accomplish?