Detour for Emmy

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Detour for Emmy
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Author Katie McShane
Language English
Genre Young adult novel
PublisherMorning Glory Press
Publication date
1993
Publication place United States
Media typePrint (hardback & Paperback)
ISBN 0-930934-75-X
OCLC 27812190
LC Class PZ7.R3373 De 1993

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]

References

  1. ↑ Helbig, Alethea, Agnes Regan Perkins, Agnes Perkins. Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1995-199. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2002. ISBN   0-313-30389-4, ISBN   978-0-313-30389-0
  2. ↑ "Detour for Emmy". Goodreads. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ "South Carolina Young Adult Book Award". Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  4. ↑ Office of Intellectual Freedom (March 26, 2013). "Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009". American Library Association. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ Office of Intellectual Freedom (March 26, 2013). "Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists". American Library Association. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ ALA | American Libraries - Arizona School System Sidetracks Detour for Emmy. Online. November 10, 2008.


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