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Cujo
by Stephen King | Horror
Registered by SheWhoReads of Athens, Georgia USA on Tuesday, September 20, 2005
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Journal Entry 1 by SheWhoReads from Athens, Georgia USA on Tuesday, September 20, 2005

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Pre-numbered label used for registration.

Book Description (Taken from Amazon.com):

A cute family dog turns into a vicious family killer in King's canine classic.
 

Journal Entry 2 by SheWhoReads from Athens, Georgia USA on Tuesday, September 20, 2005

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Reserved for the Banned Books Month Challenge.

#55 on the ALA's list of The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000.

#35 on the list of The Most Frequently Banned Books of the 1990s.

This book has been either banned or challenged often. The most commonly cited causes are "age inappropriateness," "unacceptable language," and too much violence.

In my local library, I found a wonderful series of books about banned books. On page 83 of Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds by Dawn B. Sova (published by Facts on File, Inc, copyright 1998), it says:
In 1992, parents complained to the school superintendent in Peru, Indiana, that [Cujo] and two other King novels, The Dead Zone and Christine, contained "filthy language" and were "not suitable for high school students," and they asked for its removal. The superintendent recommended to the school board that the novels be kept in the school library and made available to students who had parental permission. The school board refused to consider the suggestion and voted 5-1 to ban the books entirely from the high school library.

...In 1994, a local minister and a school board member in Bismark, North Dakota, claimed that Cujo and eight other King novels (Carrie, Christine, The Dead Zone, The Drawing of the Three, The Eyes of the Dragon, Pet Sematary, The Shining, and Thinner) should be removed from the school libraries. They challenged the novel[s] on grounds of "age appropriateness."
 

Journal Entry 3 by SheWhoReads at Jittery Joe's Coffee on Alps Road in Athens, Georgia USA on Thursday, September 22, 2005

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Released 6 yrs ago (9/22/2005 UTC) at Jittery Joe's Coffee on Alps Road in Athens, Georgia USA

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RELEASE NOTES:

I plan to leave this book in the Jittery Joe's in the Alps Rd. shopping center. I'll add more detailed release notes after I get back from releasing it!

Added at 5:05pm:

I left the book on the counter by the window. 



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