" I'm a sophomore in high school and I was researching information for a paragraph on bannned and challenged books when I came across this article. I'd like to know how the Hucka's daughter feels about the whole situation. The girl is in highschool, after all, and she has doubtlessly already read, watched, heard about, talked about, or even done things her parents would consider "inappropriate" and showing no "morality, integrity, or character". If the Hucka's never want their daughter to grow up and understand what goes on in the world, then I guess they are doing the right thing. "

" Steve, I went to a Catholic school. And I've seen much worse things happen than someone * gasp * reading a book. Instead of letting your children experience life and have an open mind, you'd rather shield them from life because talking about intercourse, bigotry and violence makes you uncomfortable. And these kids are going to grow up not knowing how to deal with these situations. So instead of banning this book from your children, how about letting them read it if they want to, then having a discussion with them about why you think the topics of the book are bad. You can't just say, "This is bad. Don't do it." You need to explain WHY adultery is bad, and WHY it hurts people. Children can't grow up without an explanation for something. If you don't provide them with an explanation, they're going to try and find it for themselves, because parents aren't taking the time to listen to them, or to answer their questions. "

" While I appreciate the apparent sincerity of the Hucka Family, in my opinion it's hypocritical to demand that a book be banned without reading it first. I remember the Harry Potter hysteria amongst certain conservative members of our American population a few years ago. In several places you had scenes reminiscent of a Nazi rally - book burnings with people, who had NEVER read the book, judging it based on hearsay and outright lies about the content of the series and the author. This rush to judgement before truly and rationally appraising something makes these people no better than some of the more fundamentalist members of Middle Eastern society. I live in America and I still have my First Amendment right to free speech - please don't tread on that, Mr. and Mrs. Hucka. "

" There are plenty of other books to read. I would hope there are some that are positive influences to children so they can grow up and make the world a better place and not grow up confused and opposing themselves. "

" Big surprise, the parents who want the back banned nor the superintendent have even read it. Talk about your knee-jerk reactions. I can guarantee one thing, more people will read this book than would have otherwise. "