This same novel outsold prince charles book in his own country. Greenes novel, inspired by a true event in which a group of high school students subject. The drowning of stephan jones has been removed from schools in texas, new hampshire, and wisconsin. Banned books master list kurt vonnegut memorial library. The drowning of stephan jones by greene, bette bette ebook.
Sep 15, 2010 below is a list of frequently banned books. The alas list of the 100 most frequently challenged books between 19901999. The drowning of stephan jones, her new book, was recently published. Rafe has enjoyed the acceptance of his parents and friends in his hometown of boulder, colorado. The book is a work of fiction based on the actual murder of a young gay man by a group of juveniles in maine. In bette greenes awardwinning debut novel, a young jewish girl in the postwar south finds herself drawn to a german prisoner of war when the army delivers a batch of nazi prisoners of war to an internment camp in jenkinsville, arkansas, patty bergen is as anxious as any of her neighbors to get a glimpse of the monsters.
World war ii research questions use encyclopedias to have students search for answers to questions about world war ii on the summer of my german soldier research questions sheet. Based on true events, the drowning of stephan jones tells the harrowing story of one small towns. Seamus rafael goodberg, aka rafe, is tired of being known as the gay kid. A hardhitting exploration of prejudice from the author of summer of my german soldier.
This is a real thriller and youll find yourself not wanting to put it down. Sixteenyearold carla wayland, the main character of the drowning of stephan jones by bette greene, is the only child of a single mother and social activist in rachetville, arkansas. His mom is the president of boulders parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays. Bette greene born june 28, 1934 is the author of several books for children and young adults, including summer of my german soldier, the drowning of stephan jones, and the newbery honor book philip hall. You may also want to check out the banned books lists published by the newsletter on intellectual freedom.
The drowning of stephan jones bette greene their eyes were watching god zora neale hurston they cage the animals at night jennings michael burch they called themselves the kkk susan campbell bartoletti things fall apart chinua achebe things they carried, the tim obrien to kill a mockingbird harper lee trouble river betsy byars ttfn lauren myracle. The adventures of huckleberry finn mark twain the adventures of sherlock holmes sir arthur conan doyle the adventures of tom sawyer mark twain alices adventures in wonderland lewis carroll the amboy dukes irving shulman the american heritage dictionary. While everyone says homosexuality is a sin, carla doesnt know what to think. Summer of my german soldier download ebook pdf, epub. While greenes canon has remained controversial, her books have remained critically popular, with the drowning of stephan jones even finding. Her first novel, summer of my german soldier, is a modern classic.
A novel chris lynch it happened to nancy anonymous, ed. Intense feelings are exhibited in this play love, hate, jealousy, envy, even lust which makes it a perfect choice for mature st. Elizabeth blacks the drowning house is a book gasping for. Bette greene wrote her novel the drowning of stephan jones in 1991. Books challenged or banned in 19992000, by robert p. The drowning of stephan jones paperback july, 2012 by bette greene author visit amazons bette greene page. Doyle books challenged, restricted, removed, or banned in 19992000 as reported in the newsletter on intellectual freedom from.
When andys harassment leads to the death of one of the men, carla must choose where. Carla waylands dream of being part of the in crowd comes true when. It focuses on the extreme bullying and eventual murder of a gay young man. Note, more than 100 actual books are listed, as the ala lumps a series as one work i. Lois lowrys77i of the most commonly challenged books in the united states refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. The victim, charlie howard, was thrown from a bridge and drowned in the river below. Ebook bette greene as pdf download portable document format. Awardwinning author arkansan bette greene was recently disinvited from speaking at harding university in searcy, arkansas. Intense feelings are exhibited in this play love, hate, jealousy, envy, even lust which makes it a perfect choice for mature students. Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for shakespeares othello provides a variety of ideas and activities to serve as a springboard to enrich student learning. The drowning of stephan jones tells the harrowing story of one small towns brush with homophobia sensitive carla wayland certainly doesnt know anyone who is gay, not in her small hometown of rachetville, arkansas. Read morning is a long time coming 1999 online free.
Though its been decades since the book was written, this profoundly moving story continues to force readers to confront the ill effects of bullying, hate crimes, and groupthink. Sep 16, 2019 by bette greene we wish stories of homophobia had no basis in truth, but this senseless act of violence was based on real events. The drowning of stephan jones by bette bette greene. The drowning of stephan jones bette greene the eternal ones kirsten miller fallen angels walter dean myers the fighting ground avi frankenstein mary shelley hate list jennifer brown hothouse. Freedom of speech from bette greene created by open road integrated media watch the video share. Bette greene holds the honor of being the only author included in writers of holocaust literature, without having been a. The drowning of stephan jones by bette greene goodreads. Books challenged or banned in 20042005 this bibliography represents books challenged, restricted, removed, or banned in 20042005 as reported in the newsletter on intellectual freedom from may 2004 through may 2005. Schools superintendent 2005 after two parents complained about profanity in the book. Supplemental book list swimming to antarctica lynne cox sword art online reki kawahara tears of the tiger sharon draper ten little indians agatha christie tenth circle, the jodi picoult the drowning of stephan jones bette greene their eyes were watching god zora neale hurston they cage the animals at night jennings michael burch. Johnny valentine and lynette schmidt, the day they put a tax on rainbows.
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