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School Library Journal

| February 01, 2005 | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Bozeman, MT: A review committee of the Bozeman (MT) School District has decided that a book with "sex god" in the title should remain on middle school library shelves. The district's learning materials review committee, comprised of teachers, librarians, parents, and a school administrator, voted 9-0 January 12 to retain On the Bright Side, I'm now the Girlfriend of a Sex God: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (Harpercollins, 2001) by Louise Rennison. Plus Ruby, the parent of a 12-year-old student at Sacajawea Middle School, appeared at the hearing to support his challenge of the book. Ruby, who had read On the Bright Side, specifically objected to the "sex god" title, rather …

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