Banned Book 10/22

The banned book I chose was Alice in Rapture, Sort of by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. The Alice series is very comparable to Judy Blume’s books, Forever and Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. In this story Alice is having a summer romance with her first boyfriend, Patrick. There is a little kissing and one discussion about whether kissing was a venial sin or a mortal sin. In one scene the girls contemplate whether or not they are going to hell for making out with boys. This seems to be the most controversial part of Alice in Rapture. The Alice books have been banned for “sexual content and offensive language.” The Alice series is mostly about Alice trying to fit in and attract friends and boyfriends. The challenge in Alice’s life is that she has to go through these awkward and humiliating preteen years without a mother.