There has been many arguements on whether or not "The Shepard's Grandaughter" should be removed from school libraries and Red Maple, and in this blog post, I shall explan why
I do not think that it should be.
First of all, the book isn't lying, or stating that all Israelis are evil and inhumane people. I feel that by taking this book off the shelves is like denying the world of information. Apparently, that is even illegal! (According to Andrew.) Also, it is a right for people to learn and more about this issue, and taking the book off the shelves will leave many students still clueless about the Israelis. If other forms of media (like news and radios) talk about the Israelis and Palestinians, why can't books? I can understand how some people will be strongly against this book, but this is a free country and I believe that as long as the story is based on a true story and is not racist, this book is totally fine on the shelves. Some people may be afraid that this story is not appropriate for us teens, but many students are reading and watching things even more violent and cruel books. This is just my opinion, and I can see why some people would be against this book. So, just because some people think that this book makes people hate ALL Israelis (which doesn't), and has a strong opinion agianst it, I do not think that it should be removed from the library and the Red Maple Program.
Well, I'm trying to reach 300 words, but I've ran out of things to say, so yeaa. La dee la la la la. CAN'T WAIT FOR QUEBEC! . Thanks Oscar, for the idea :D
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AHAHAHAHAHHAA YOU POSTED YOUR BLOG AROUND THE SAME TIME I DID! nice blog post. I agree with you! You got a nice point there about how there are forms of media that talk about the Israelis and the Palestinians.
ReplyDeleteTina, you have made a good point when you state that we can read, and hear about these issues in other media forms, so why not books?
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