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Article: When some say writing is wrong; Don't like seeing children spellbound by the witching ways of "Harry Potter"? North-metro librarians and the ACLU resist efforts to ban controversial books like the Potters, "Captain Underpants" and others.(NORTH)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 14, 2005
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Byline: David Gustafson; Staff Writer
Novelist Maya Angelou might know why the caged bird sings, but maybe you don't want to hear it. And author Sonya Sones might like to share what her mother doesn't know, but perhaps you don't want to know either.
But the American Civil Liberties Union says controversial books such as Sones' "What My Mother Doesn't Know" belong on public shelves, where they are read by many despite the protests of a few. So the Minnesota chapter is inviting local celebrities to read from contested books at area bookstores to mark National Banned Books Week.
Like the ACLU, library officials in Anoka and Ramsey counties say ...