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In an official statement, Scholastic appealed "to the Harry Potter fans who bought their books from DeepDiscount.com and may receive copies early requesting that they keep the packages hidden until midnight on 21 July." [70] Customers who agreed not to read the book received a special Harry Potter t-shirt and a $50 coupon for Scholastic's ...
The Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling has resulted in numerous controversies over its publication and content, primarily in the realms of law and religion. For further information see: Religious debates over the Harry Potter series; Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series; Politics of Harry Potter; Harry Potter influences and analogues
Much of the criticism of Harry Potter comes from a small number of evangelical Christians who hold that the series's depiction of witchcraft is dangerous to children. In 1999, Paul Hetrick, spokesperson for Focus on the Family, a US Evangelical Christian group based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, outlined the reasons for his opposition: "[They contain] some powerful and valuable lessons about ...
A Catholic school in Tennessee has banned the "Harry Potter" book series over fears that students reading its spells may "risk conjuring evil spirits."
Here, a complete history of why J.K. Rowling got canceled. She revealed in the piece that having been a victim of domestic and sexual violence led her to be "triggered" by some of the ...
Nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group. Additional reasons: "alleges it is child pornography" 1994 22 12 13 It's So Amazing: Robie Harris: Sex education, sexual content 1999 — 37 — Jack: A. M. Homes: LGBT themes and references to divorce and domestic violence 1990 — — 74 Jacob's New Dress: Sarah Hoffman: LGBT ...
Banned Books Week this year is from Sept. 22-28. It's usually held during the last week of September. The theme of this year's event, according to the ALA, is " Freed Between the Lines ."
There have been several incidents of Harry Potter books being burned, including those directed by churches at Alamogordo, New Mexico, and Charleston, South Carolina, in 2006. [221] More recently books have been burnt in response to J.K. Rowling 's comments on Donald Trump, [ 222 ] and to protest her gender-critical beliefs.