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The novel is a fictional genre that is about a young boy who lives on a pig farm and he is exposed to several different situations in life that lead him to become a man. The day his father dies is the day that no pigs were slathered, the only day he can remember that his father did not perform his profession. There are several situations that are questionable, a pig mating is compared a virgin being raped. Language is offensive and the book contains violence. The novel is on the Elko County Reading List as approved, there has been a comment from other teachers in the district that it is a solid piece of literature that every child should be introduced to. However, several parents do not agree, they feel that their middle school child should not be exposed to the novel at this time. I feel that the book is appropriate for high school, but not middle school. There is no history of censorship according to the internet, however, as a teacher my colleagues who teach this book have had several parents not approve.

To amend this: People have been against this book because there are very extreme details on how the pig is killed. Also, the book gives details about how pigs mate and how the pet is sterile (Kelly, 2012). This book also ranks number 80 on the American Library Association’s top 100 banned/ challenged books for 2000- 2009.

References:

Kelly, M. (2012). Censorship and book banning in america. //About.com//. [] Top 100 banned/ challenged books:2000- 2009. //American Library Association. 2012. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade/2000_2009//