Edmonton Public Schools says it's taking down its book review site after a leading Indigenous author questioned why some of his graphic novels were on a not-recommended list. David Alexander Robertson, a Governor General-award-winning author who lives in Winnipeg, said he went through the Edmonton school board's "Books to Weed Out" section after he saw a post on Twitter calling the list a great resource. "It's pretty troubling to me to see that an entire public school system is not recommending some really valid, important texts — and not just mine, but from other writers as well." On the book review site, the series was not recommended for use in Edmonton public schools because it contains "sensitive subject matter and visual inferencing of abuse regarding residential schools." The review added that the books "require pre- and post- conversations with students" about the legacy of residential schools.

Source: CBC News September 25, 2018 11:48 UTC