Why Are Paper Towns Banned
The book I have chosen to do my research paper over banned books week is Paper Towns. I used three articles for my research paper. The three articles are named: Tampa Bay Times, LA Times, and Banned Library. Tampa Bay Times told me why Paper Towns was banned. LA Times told me what age level Paper Towns was banned for. Banned Library told me what year Paper Towns was banned in. According to Tampa Bay Times, Paper Towns was banned because Pasco County, Florida Middle School had a parent that had some concerns about the sexual content, language, and for drinking. According to LA Times, Paper Towns was banned for a certain age level, and that age level is 13 and under and adult super vision is advised. It was rated PG-13. According to Banned
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They just knew each other’s name because they lived across from one another. One night Margo came to Quentin for help on revenge of her “boyfriend”, and her “friends”. Her “boyfriend” cheated on her, and her “friends” knew about it and didn’t tell her, and they also had treated her bad. After the revenge night, Margo disappeared that morning. Quentin went looking for Margo with the clues that she left him, and finally he found her by the help of his friends Ben and Radar. When Quentin found her she explained everything and they talked to each other like friends and as a couple, and then they start dating. All in the same day, before Margo leaves Quentin, she asks Quentin to run away with her. Quentin tells her that he can’t because he wants to go to college and she doesn’t. They both decide to keep dating, and stay in touch with each other, but depart from one another. In my opinion, I do not believe that the book should be banned. The book talks about the disappearance of Margo about 99% of the time. The book does talk about sexual content, bad language, and drinking, but Margo is mentioned on every page in the book. Drinking is mentioned in one scene, and language is mentioned more than any of the banned scenes, but sexual content is in only one scene. The book should not be
They just knew each other’s name because they lived across from one another. One night Margo came to Quentin for help on revenge of her “boyfriend”, and her “friends”. Her “boyfriend” cheated on her, and her “friends” knew about it and didn’t tell her, and they also had treated her bad. After the revenge night, Margo disappeared that morning. Quentin went looking for Margo with the clues that she left him, and finally he found her by the help of his friends Ben and Radar. When Quentin found her she explained everything and they talked to each other like friends and as a couple, and then they start dating. All in the same day, before Margo leaves Quentin, she asks Quentin to run away with her. Quentin tells her that he can’t because he wants to go to college and she doesn’t. They both decide to keep dating, and stay in touch with each other, but depart from one another. In my opinion, I do not believe that the book should be banned. The book talks about the disappearance of Margo about 99% of the time. The book does talk about sexual content, bad language, and drinking, but Margo is mentioned on every page in the book. Drinking is mentioned in one scene, and language is mentioned more than any of the banned scenes, but sexual content is in only one scene. The book should not be