Detour for Emmy explained
Detour for Emmy is a young adult novel by Marilyn Reynolds, published in 1993 by Morning Glory Press. It deals with the impact of an unexpected pregnancy on a teenage girl. Like other novels by the author, it is based on the life challenges of her students.[1]
Reception
Detour for Emmy received the South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult Book Award in 1996.[2] [3] It was one of the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults for 1993.
The American Library Association named it the 83rd-most banned and challenged book in the United States between 2000 and 2009,[4] as well as the sixth most challenged book in 2005.[5] The explicit nature of the content caused it to be removed from the El Mirage, Arizona School District libraries.[6]
Notes and References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=LqsCC7YavXUC&pg=PA349&dq=%22Detour+for+Emmy%22#PPA349,M1 Helbig, Alethea, Agnes Regan Perkins, Agnes Perkins. Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1995-199. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2002.
- Web site: Detour for Emmy. live. 2021-06-19. Goodreads. https://web.archive.org/web/20161203115344/http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22980034-detour-for-emmy . 2016-12-03 .
- Web site: South Carolina Young Adult Book Award. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070703201820/http://www.anderson3.k12.sc.us/Crescent/scyaba.htm. 2007-07-03. 2008-11-10.
- Web site: Office of Intellectual Freedom. 2013-03-26. Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009. live. 2021-06-19. American Library Association. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924101705/http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2009 . 2020-09-24 .
- Web site: Office of Intellectual Freedom. 2013-03-26. Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists. live. 2021-06-19. American Library Association. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728055307/http://www.ala.org:80/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 . 2017-07-28 .
- http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2000/march2000/arizonaschool.cfm ALA | American Libraries - Arizona School System Sidetracks Detour for Emmy. Online. November 10, 2008.
