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January 17, 2009

Margaret Atwood's novel The Handmaid's Tale challenged in Toronto school

Complaint spurs school board to review novel by Atwood, Toronto Star, January 14, 2009
Atwood novel too brutal, sexist for school: Parent, Toronto Star, January 16, 2009
Why books are taught, Globe and Mail, January 17, 2009
School board says it's taking complaint about book seriously, Toronto Star, January 17, 2009

Atwood review not novel, letter to the editor from Ron Brown, past chair, Freedom of Expression Committee, Book and Periodical Council, Toronto Star, January 17, 2009

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