Eleanor and Park to stay on library shelves in MN school.

Eleanor and parkFrom the Star Tribune:

Anoka High Principal Mike Farley selected and chaired the book review committee, per district policy. Farley announced their decision Friday.

“The group liked the book. They felt the writing was skillful. We talked a lot about the key themes in the book: bullying, poverty, abuse, love, body image and the power of language,” Farley said. “They felt the high school students would relate to the themes and be familiar with the language.

“We did acknowledge some of the language is rough, but it fits the situation and the characters,” he said. “If you did remove that, it wouldn’t be the same.”

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