That request, submitted by Stuart resident Julie Marshall, asked that all nine books in the series be removed because she considered them a young-adult series that 'does not belong in elementary school libraries,' she wrote in her objection form to the school district. 1 reconsideration request.Įditorial: Banning books has nothing to do with liberty

Jennifer DeShazo, public information director for the Martin County School District, said Wednesday that Patterson’s 'Maximum Ride' series was removed from the district's elementary school libraries after a Feb. Honestly, who would want Maximum Ride banned from schools? On what possible grounds? What do the majority of parents in Martin County think of this arbitrary and borderline absurd decision?' Ron DeSantis: 'The Maximum Ride series was recently banned by the Martin County Florida School District. Patterson, who lives in Palm Beach County and owns a home in Martin County - asked his followers to 'send a polite note' to Gov. Patterson - who had bestsellers eventually made into blockbuster movies such as 'Along Came a Spider' and is known for the Alex Cross and Women's Murder Club series - took to Twitter on Monday after learning his 'Maximum Ride' young-adult book series was removed from Martin County school library shelves. Books written by Picoult - including 'My Sister's Keeper,' 'Lone Wolf,' 'House Rules' and 'Keeping Faith' - also were removed from high schools after objections that they were romance novels for adults, not children, according to district records. Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye' and 'Beloved' had been on high school shelves.

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