New Zealand Book Ban First In 22 Years
Source: Random House. In a dramatic move, New Zealand banned its first book in decades on Monday. The award-winning teen novel, Into The River, won the New Zealand Post children's book of the year in 2013 and includes portrayals of sex and bullying. Auckland-based author Ted Dawe did not see the ban coming. "It's extraordinary," Dawe told the New Zealand Herald. "I've had quite a few emails from people who share that sense of outrage. Do we live in a country where books get banned? I'll get burnt next." In the book, a Maori boy wins a scholarship to an exclusive Auckland boarding school....
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