AUTHOR: Louis Sachar
ISBN: 0679886222
Plot Summary: David goes along with his friends and harrasses an old woman. But he gets more than he bargained for when she lays a curse on him.
Complaints: Mysticism, offensive language
Removed from the Jackson Township Elementary School in Clay City, Ind. (1993) due to "unsuitable words."
Solonor Says Ban It Because: Cursing is wrong, dammit.
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Banned Books: How Schools Restrict the Reading of Young People