The American Library Association provides an interactive map of incidents and locations of books that are banned in respective communities, such as the following, just south of Austin, Texas:
(2011) Lynda Madaras and Dane Saavedra's What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-up Guide for Parents & Sons was banned from twenty-one school libraries in Buda, Tex. after a parent’s complaint. The book includes definitions of rape, incest, sexual assault, and intercourse.
Find the map here: http://bannedbooksweek.org/mappingcensorship
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