When she and her classmates start a newspaper that addresses some serious issues, the futures of both the paper and their teacher are threatened. What follows is an invaluable lesson in the first-amendment rights of the press. This novel is an excellent introduction to censorship issues and also makes a great read-aloud. Maudie and Me and the Dirty Book. With the support of teachers, she chooses to read a book that, in the course of a story, describes how puppies are born.
Parents are outraged and discussions about censorship ensue.
This novel serves as an introduction to censorship for middle-school readers. Beahm, George, ed. The Censorship Debate. An extensive look at censorship and all its forms, this book contains essays by those arguing both sides of the issues. At over 400 pages, this is the most even-handed and comprehensive discussion of censorship in literature, music, art, and journalism.