[aisle] Maus

[Marsha Stewart]

We have Maus in our collection. The 7/8th grade is reading it as part of
their WW2 unit.

On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 1:00 PM Kristie Cerniglia via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Honestly, I'm not a fan of censorship, but recently I was called out by a
> parent and didn't have the support I'm used to from admin.  Sadly, I now
> find myself being cautious where I wasn't before.
>
> On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 12:04 PM Toner, Timothy via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Maus made me understand my father.  He was born in Cicero, IL in 1931. He
>> would scream at us if we dared to scrape anything from the serving bowl
>> into the garbage, even if it was only three peas.  He would never throw
>> away jars or plastic bags, and was at times completely incomprehensible.
>> Then, while reading Maus, I noted a similar moment between Art and his
>> father, and I realized, "They both grew up in the Great Depression!"
>> Suddenly all these little quirks made sense to me, and I was able to
>> anticipate things that might send him into a rage.  My father is currently
>> 90, and Maus transformed my relationship with him.  To ban it over language
>> and "mouse nudity" is highly problematic.
>>
>> tt
>>
>> Timothy Toner
>> Librarian
>> John Hancock College Prep HS
>> 5437 West 64th Pl
>> Chicago, IL 60638
>> 773-535-2410
>> he | him | his
>> *Omnes mundum facimus*
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 11:53 AM Flaherty, Megan via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, we have several copies. I don’t think it is any more graphic than
>>> any other book about the truths of the Holocaust. I read it in Language
>>> Arts in 6th grade and it made a big impact on me. Get this book in your
>>> students’ hands!
>>>
>>> Megan Flaherty
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> * On Behalf Of *Kristie
>>> Cerniglia via AISLE
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 3, 2022 11:46 AM
>>> *To:* AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators
>>> discussion list <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>>> *Cc:* Kristie Cerniglia <kcerniglia at district31.net>
>>> *Subject:* [aisle] Maus
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi!  Do any middle schools have Maus in your library?  A student
>>> requested it and I'm on the fence about buying it.  Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>>
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