Rocklin High student fights to keep Stephen King book in library

Rocklin High student fights to keep Stephen King book in library

Rocklin High School senior Amanda Wong had never read a Stephen King novel until she joined a committee reviewing whether one of his books should be banned from the school's library.

Now, Wong is fighting to ensure "Different Seasons," a collection of King's short stories, remains on the shelves after a parent complained about a graphic rape scene in the short story "Apt Pupil."

"This opens a door to censoring other materials," Wong, 17, said Monday.

Wong was a student representative on a Rocklin High committee that voted to ban "Different Seasons."

Wong was the lone person to vote against banning King's book. She said, at the time of the vote, she was also the only person who had read the entire collection, which includes "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption," "The Body" and "A Winter's Tale." Three stories were adapted into the movies: "The Shawshank Redemption," "Stand By Me" ("The Body&quot and "Apt Pupil."

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