My kid's 8th grade teacher pulled 'The Giver' from the shelf, and I read it that night to see what the fuss was

Val Carr · 2026-10-03T15:10:03.266677+00:00

Honestly it's about a boy watching a community kill its own memory, and that's the exact reason some parents in our town wanted it gone. If a book makes adults that nervous, isn't that the one kids should be reading?

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My kid's 8th grade teacher pulled 'The Giver' from the shelf, and I read it that night to see what the fuss was | Banned Book Breakdown - Free To Speak