Francesca Lia Block - Baby Be-Bop Controversy

Baby Be-Bop Controversy

In June 2009, Block's book Baby Be-bop, which deals with the life of a gay teenager, was part of a controversy in West Bend, Wisconsin, where several parents' groups insisted that the book, among others, be removed from the local public library and publicly burned.

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