Lawn Boys (Taboo Treat)

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Albanese, Andrew (2023-04-24). "ALA Releases Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-04-25 . Retrieved 2023-05-01.

I was a bit bothered by so many chapters ending with an "if I'd known then what I know now" kind of statement, but that's the only complaint of any sort I can think of, and a pretty harmless one, at that. I reread (re-listen audio) per seeing it as #2 on the 'Most Challenged' top 10 books in the new 2023 Almanac. I was glad for this ending, as Mike has a good heart. Yea, there are some 'penis' references here that get books like this on banned lists, but that is not the crux of this story. Surely you want Mike in your community. I watched the movie Freedom Writers on a plane one time...and it seemed ODD to me, to hear these ghetto kids saying fudge and sugar to their friends and teacher. It made no sense.

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A short book that took a while to catch me. The writing felt raw and the story quite linear. But it was Mike Muñoz realistic life that kept me reading. Multiple opportunities came by for the author to let Mike take a happier path. Just keep reading though. Some of the passages in the book were considered to be depictions of pedophilia by the parents who spoke at the meetings in both Texas and Virginia. [8] Evison, responding to the allegations, explained that the scene in the book "involves an adult man recalling a sexual encounter he had with another fourth-grader when he was in fourth grade." [9] Evison said that after news began spreading about the challenge at the Texas school district, he started to receive death threats. [9] [10] Gary Paulsen has written MANY wonderful stories, that I highly recommend this one. Lawn Boy is so real, but yet different from the rest of his stories. This story takes place in Minnesota, in a neighborhood called, Eden Prairie, where they’re tons of lawns to be mowed! Another quote that I loved was when one of his somewhat of a mentor / teachers is explaining to him about Walmart and is comparing COST to VALUE. He is talking about the local independent merchant and yes, the COST is more, but look at the value of the local small business owner:

Experience has taught me that the release of any new novel by Jonathan Evison is truly a cause for celebration, and this year’s Lawn Boy is no exception. His early opus, West of Here, aside, Evison’s books typically operate around a small constellation of vividly imagined characters, characters so artfully and intricately rendered, they remind you of someone you either know or are related to. Lawn Boy is no different in this respect, but is arguably Evison’s most politically charged book to date, taking a long, unflinching gaze at the stark income inequality of twenty-first century America, and at the difficulty with which many Americans meet even their most basic needs.So, yes...there is a LOT of curse words. My wife and I do not curse (cuss) in general. Every once in a while...one slips through, but for the most part...we do not. BUT, I have read many books with these words in them...and whether we like it or not, they are in our society and they are used prolifically in certain parts of our society. I’m not going to waste much time bashing or belittling this one. I’m simply going to recognize that I was most certainly NOT the intended audience for this one. If you are a brochacho who finds yourself constantly missing the point regarding things like how to become a grown-up or treat other humans like – you know – HUMANS, Lawn Boy might be just what you need to be beaten over the head with so you can realize that “fag” and “retard” probably aren’t super cool words that will soon be making a return to the everyday vernacular of the majority of the population and that just because you think you have it bad, doesn’t mean someone else doesn’t have it worse. If you read this book, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it. I wouldn't have minded my kids reading it in school, though I and my wife would have read it BEFORE hand. We were very involved in what they read. Never banning books, but we did postpone books that we felt were not age appropriate. Lawn Boy was one of American Library Association's Alex Awards recipients of 2019, "for the ten best adult books that appeal to teen audiences." [5] Controversy and censorship [ edit ] He wasn’t all terrible; almost nobody is, deep down, once you strip away all the terror and trauma and neurosis and bad conditioning.”

In November 2021, Fairfax County Public Schools decided to return the two books to its high school libraries following a committee review. [11] The material "is patently offensive in the description or depiction of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sadomasochistic abuse, or excretion" [17] a b c d Natanson, Hannah (September 28, 2021). "Fairfax school system pulls two books from libraries after complaints over sexual content". Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021 . Retrieved September 29, 2021.

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Mike enjoys reading, has great passion for tree sculpting and landscaping, loves his family and is persistent… and despite his faults, you will love him too! A heartwarming story with many colorful characters – fun and entertaining, while at the same time bringing to light how ethnicity, education, money and perception all play a role in success. I highly recommend it! It had a set to demonstrate why the existence of illegal residents in a country creates odd legal loop holes that unprincipled people can take advantage of. And it was used as an excuse to not call police, but rather on a big muscular guy to fix things. And wasn't it nice that they guy in question was happily willing to totally loose his career and get time behind bars for some kid? Especially, as if the violence wasn't comic book style (big bangs, every one walks away with little swirls over their heads) several of the things he did would have ended with dead bodies and premeditated murder.