Novel, A Laura Bush Favorite, Is Banned For Profanity

“A Stanislaus County school board banned a celebrated but controversial piece of Chicano literature from its high school classrooms this week because trustees and the superintendent believe ‘Bless Me, Ultima’ contains too much profanity. … [T]he 1972 novel … was spotlighted on former First Lady Laura Bush’s must-read list and is also the literature selection for this year’s state high school Academic Decathlon competition.”