Noni and the Book Ban

Noni and the Book Ban

诺妮与禁书事件

Good morning, Mrs. McGinnis," I said to the school librarian. I'm Noni Lopez, reporter for the Whitmore Weekly, and this is Miguel, a co -editor. Can you comment on the Missing Sergeant Rotten Teeth series?

“早上好，麦金尼斯夫人。”我对学校图书馆馆长打招呼。 我是诺妮·洛佩兹，《惠特莫周报》的记者，这位是联合编辑米格尔。 您能对下架的《烂牙中士》系列发表看法吗？

We had a parent complain about the series, so I pulled the books until they can be looked at more closely," she said. Can we talk to the parent? I asked. No, but you can contact the school book review committee. They'll give the books a hearing. Mrs. McGinnis smiled at us. That way everyone can share their thoughts.

“有家长投诉这套书，所以我先把书收起来等待进一步审查。”她说道。 我们能和那位家长谈谈吗？ 我问道。 不行，但你们可以联系学校图书评审委员会。 他们会为这些书召开听证会。 麦金尼斯夫人对我们笑了笑。 这样所有人都能表达自己的想法。

Save Sergeant Rotten Teeth! Protest the book ban! Meet Wednesday morning to stage the final scene from Book Four! Zombies and all! Miguel and his co -editor Ashley stormed into the Monday newspaper meeting, arguing as usual. The Sergeant Rotten Teeth books are the best! Miguel shouted. I hadn't read them, but I knew the hero had disgusting teeth and used his bad breath to fight off bad guys. Are you kidding me? Ashley huffed. The pictures alone made my mom and me want to barf. Your mom? I asked. Did she complain? Ashley nodded proudly. She's

救救《烂牙中士》！ 抗议禁书！ 周三早上集合，一起演绎第四部的终场戏！ 连僵尸都到场哦！ 米格尔和他的联合编辑阿什利冲进周一的报社会议，像往常一样吵得不可开交。 《烂牙中士》是最好看的书！ 米格尔大喊道。 我还没读过，但我知道主角长着一口恶心的烂牙，靠口臭打退坏人。 你在开玩笑吧？ 阿什利气鼓鼓地说。 光是插图就看得我和妈妈想吐。 你妈妈？ 我问道。 是她投诉的吗？ 阿什利骄傲地点点头。 她就是

I decided to cover the protest for the newspaper, but first I needed to read that series. I borrowed the books from Miguel and read under the covers until almost midnight. By Book 7, the hero's teeth have all fallen out. I wondered, are these books actually trying to get kids to brush their teeth?

我决定给报社报道这次抗议活动，但首先得亲自读读这套书。 我从米格尔那里借来书，躲在被子里读到快午夜。 读到第七本时，主角的牙齿全都掉光了。 我不禁好奇，这套书该不会其实是想劝小朋友刷牙吧？

Dear Noni, you're right. I wanted to encourage tooth care in a fun way. Even if you hate my books, though, the First Amendment supports the right to keep my books in your library. If the school bans them, kids lose the chance to think, question, and decide issues for themselves. Best wishes, Dan. The First Amendment An amendment is an addition or change to the U .S. Constitution. The first ten amendments to the U .S. Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment gives Americans several freedoms, including freedom of speech. The courts consider books a type of and libraries and courts must sometimes consider how much freedom people should have to hear, read that speech. Tuesday morning, I located the web page of Dan Eaton, the author, and explained the whole deal. That afternoon, he wrote me back. I let out a little cheer. I might not like Dan Eaton's books, but I liked Dan Eaton.

亲爱的诺妮，你说对了。 我只是想用有趣的方式引导大家爱护牙齿。 不过就算有人讨厌我的书，第一修正案也支持把我的书留在图书馆里。 如果学校禁了这套书，孩子就失去了独立思考、质疑和做判断的机会。 祝好，丹。 关于第一修正案 修正案是对美国宪法的补充或修改。 美国宪法的前十条修正案被称为《权利法案》。 第一修正案赋予美国人多项自由，其中就包括言论自由。 法院认为书籍属于言论的一种，图书馆和法院有时必须权衡，人们应当享有多少听闻、阅读这类言论的自由。 周二早上，我找到了作者丹·伊顿的网页，跟他讲了整件事。 当天下午，他就给我回了信。 我小声欢呼了一下。 我可能不喜欢丹·伊顿的书，但我喜欢丹·伊顿这个人。