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A group of parents at Antioch High School hope to have a Sherman Alexie novel assigned to incoming freshmen for summer reading banned, describing the book as "vulgar" and "racist." The book at the center of the controversy is Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which was good enough to earn accolades like the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, named one of the Los Angeles Times' Favorite Children's Books of 2007, and named New York Times' Notable Children's Books of 2007. But such awards are not enough for some parents who want the book pulled off the list. more ›