Scholastic censors book in which character has two mommies...

[catherineldf]

Scholastic (the folks who bring you Harry Potter, among other things) has decided that children of lesbian couples are a wee bit too controversial for their school book fairs. Author Lauren Myracle was asked to rewrite her novel Luv Ya Bunches so that the character with two moms would magically acquire a mommy and daddy instead, something the author refused to do. Refusing to cave in means that her book won't get the extra exposure and readership that would come from having it included in the bookfairs. Go Lauren Myracle for saying no!
Read the full article at The School Library Journal,  send a note to Scholastic at Change.org and buy the book at your local indie bookseller.


Update 10/29/09 - After hearing from thousands of people, Scholastic has resdiscovered its "commitment to diversity" and the book will be included in the book fairs this year. Full text here - http://onourmindsatscholastic.blogspot.com/2009/10/news-regarding-lauren-myracles-luv-ya.html 

Comments

[alan-yee.livejournal.com]

Good for Lauren Myracle for not giving in and getting rid of the two mommies. I hope the publicity from this incident will allow her book to get noticed by people who would have otherwise not known about her book.

[catherineldf.livejournal.com]

She's a pretty popular author, from what I can tell, which should help. With any luck, Scholastic gets enough bad press that they back down and don't try this again.

[oneminutemonkey.livejournal.com]

Thanks for spreading the word.

[catherineldf.livejournal.com]

You bet!

[ivesiana.livejournal.com]

I sent a note to Scholastic on their customer service page. They need to know that I am just as offended by their censorship as they imagine some people might be by the book. It's a numbers game, and honestly I think at this point there are more queers and their allies than there are bigots.

Good for Lauren Myracle for standing tall!

[catherineldf.livejournal.com]

Thanks for doing that! :-)