“Maus,” a graphic novel about the Holocaust published decades ago, reached the top of Amazon’s bestsellers list after a Tennessee school board’s decision to remove the book spurred criticism nationwide
bestsellers list after a Tennessee school board’s decision to remove the book spurred criticism nationwide.
Attention to the graphic novel was renewed this month when the McMinn County Board of Education in Athens, Tenn., voted unanimously Representatives for Amazon and Penguin Random House’s Pantheon Graphic Library, which published the graphic novel, didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. The McMinn County Board of Education said the graphic novel “was simply too adult-oriented” and cited the use of profanity, nudity, and depictions of violence and suicide. In a statement last week, the board said it doesn’t dispute the importance of teaching students about the Holocaust and said it asked administrators to find more age-appropriate texts to “accomplish the same educational goal.”
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