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The Battle Over Sexually Explicit Books | 4.7.23

Morning Wire

The Top 10 Books Parents Have Worked to Pull From Schools

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Of the top 10, most of the complaints from parents are about vivid descriptions of sex acts. Some students have also spoken up about feeling uncomfortable with the level of sexuality in the material they're being assigned. Santa has a children's book called My Sister Wants a Penis about a small girl who likes to play with her brother's penis. The author won a taxpayer funded award of $2,000 from the Montreal Arts Council for the book.

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