In+the+Time+of+the+Butterflies

In the Time of the Butterflies By Julie Alvarez The novel is a story of three sisters active in the underground resistance movement opposing the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. The book is a work of realistic fiction written for high school students and adults. In the Fall of 2000, at Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, NY, The Board of Education voted that the book should not be a part of the 10th grade curriculum due to a crude illustration of a hand-made bomb. “Numerous teachers, parents, and students were disappointed and angered by the board's decision. Students felt that their intelligence and maturity was being undermined, and others believed that it was the place of educators to make such decisions. Critics of the board's vote expressed concern over the implications of removing the book and feared the precedent it set for judging books in the future. The board maintained its belief that this was a matter of security and it was not the same thing as banning the book. The disapproval of the book came just months after the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado.” (File Room, The. 2000). (2000). Julia Alvarez: In the time of the butterflies. //The File Room.// Retrieved from [] on June 17, 2012.