A parent filed a book challenge to have “The Kite Runner” removed from Wake County high schools. A Wake County school committee has rejected a parent’s request to remove the book “The Kite Runner” ...

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 ...

Hamilton County Schools says it has removed the book The Kite Runner from a high school English class after a parent raised ...

A Hamilton County parent is speaking out after learning her child’s class was assigned The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, ...

"For you a thousand times over!" The famous line from "The Kite Runner," a 2007 novel by Khaled Hosseini, signifies the love shared by friends in difficult times. Based on the highly-regarded novel, ...

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 ...

Several of the authors of the challenged books responded to The Ledger's request for a comment on the issue. Khaled Hosseini, "The Kite Runner" — "Books remain our most powerful teachers of empathy.

Khaled Hosseini’s debut novel “The Kite Runner” was a sensation when it came out in 2003. Following one Afghan boy through the overthrow of the monarchy in Afghanistan, the Soviet Invasion, refugee ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — The Banned Books to Film series continues at Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St. in Brattleboro on April 21 with a screening of "The Kite Runner ...

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 ...