Challenge reasons: Violence, gangs, tobacco, alcohol, crude language
The Outsiders
In 1986, this book was challenged in Milwaukee, WI partially because virtually all the characters are from broken homes.
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Challenge reasons: Violence, gangs, tobacco, alcohol, crude language
In 1986, this book was challenged in Milwaukee, WI partially because virtually all the characters are from broken homes.