AUTHOR: Daniel Keyes
ISBN: 0553274503
Plot Summary: Charlie Gordon, a mentally handicapped man, subjects himself to a radical experiment designed to increase his intelligence--so he can learn to read and be respected. We watch Charlie as he moves from retardation to genius...and back again.
Complaints: Sexual themes
Explicit, distasteful love scenes cited among reasons for opposition. Banned by Plant City, Florida, 1976; Emporium, Pennsylvania, 1977; Glen Rose (Arkansas) High School library, 1981. Challenged by Oberlin (Ohio) High School, 1983; Glenrock (Wyoming) High School, 1984.
Solonor Says Ban It Because: It's too sad.
Links:
Censorship in British Columbia: A History, 1970-1979