Books on Film: The Daily Show Takes on Book Banning
I can’t say I laughed watching this clip of The Daily Show interviewing the most prolific book banner in Florida – my reaction was more of a shaking-my-head-and-trying-not-to-explode-from-anger situation.
But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s probably the best video about the insanity of book banning I’ve seen this year.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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