School Censorship in the 21st Century

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The 21st century student -- Origins of school censorship in the United States -- A 21st century media specialist-teacher-student alliance -- Prime targets -- Emerging concerns -- No longer safe-Children's and young adult literature -- Internet issues -- An in-depth look at censorship litigation -- Reasonable responses to censorship -- Outreach approach-hope for the future -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. Petitt's Criteria for Judging Fiction for Adolescents -- Appendix B. Muller's list of quality young adult fiction -- Appendix C. Introduction to the American Library Association's Celebrating the Freedom to Read (1988) -- Appendix D. The Library Bill of Rights -- Appendix E. Excerpt from The Student's Right to Read -- Appendix F. National Council of Teachers of English resolutions on censorship -- Appendix G. IRA Stands Against Censorship, Reading Today, March 1989.