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Scenario I
As they are driving home from school, Dad asks his
son, Stanley Yelnats, about his day. Stanley mentions that he checked
out a book from the WVHS LMC for an independent reading assignment.
"What is the name of the book?" Dad asks. "I can't remember" Stanley
responded, "Ask me later."
After they get home, Stanley begins pulling stuff out
of his backpack. He lays the library book on the table along with
several other textbooks needed for homework assignments. Dad wanders by
on his way upstairs. He picks up the library book and casually begins
leafing through it. All of a sudden, Dad slams the book down exclaiming,
"What kind of garbage are you reading Stanley? And what kind of a high
school would have this book in their library. I'm going down to
Waubonsie tomorrow and demand that they take this book off the shelf. I
don't want you, or any other kid exposed to this type of trash!"
Stanley is clueless. "What are you talking about Dad?
Why are you so upset?"
"This is exactly what I'm upset about, Stanley." Dad begins to read the
following passage…
Passage 1
Athletic Shorts
Chris Crutcher
Sometimes, when I stand back and take a good look,
I think my parents are ambassadors from hell. Two of them, at least,
the biological ones, the big ones.
Four parents are what I have altogether, not
unlike a whole lot of other kids. But quite unlike a whole lot of
other kids, there ain’t a hetero among ‘em. My dad’s divorced and
remarried, and my mom’s divorced and remarried, so my mathematical
account of my family suggests simply another confused teenager from
a broken home. But my dads aren’t married to my moms. They’re
married to each other. Same with my moms. |
Now, you are playing your role at a meeting to decide whether or not to keep this book in the WVHS LMC collection.
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