Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A parent filed a book challenge to have “The Kite Runner” removed from Wake County high schools. (Riverhead Books) North ...

A Wake County school committee has rejected a parent’s request to remove the book “The Kite Runner” from the high school English curriculum. “The Kite Runner” is an award-winning but frequently ...

Lerner Publishing Group announced on Monday that the Minneapolis children’s publisher is acquiring Soaring Kite Books; the acquisition will be effective as of January 1. Soaring Kite was founded in ...

LAKELAND – Polk County Public Schools’ two book review committees met Thursday to discuss the first two of 16 books they are reading to determine whether they should be kept in media centers and ...

For the fourth time in four months, the Greeley-Evans School District Board of Education upheld recommendations on challenged books — again showing support for the superintendent and a district book ...

Wake County school board panel voted 3-0 to retain 'The Kite Runner' in curriculum. Parent challenge cited graphic themes, but review committee pointed to educational value. 'The Kite Runner' ranked ...