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DOUSMAN, Wis. (CBS 58) – A New York Times-bestselling middle-grade novel has proven to be controversial in the Kettle Moraine School District. School leaders have since decided to remove it from a community reading list because of parent concerns.

School leaders said the book “Wishtree” by Katherine Applegate was distributed to families for a voluntary at-home community read at Dousman Elementary.

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In a letter from Nov. 19, Superintendent Stepehen Plum and Chief Academic Officer Chris Otto said parents had some concerns with the book's content. They said the first reason was the way the main character, a tree, introduces itself as biologically male and female. The second reason was the storyline involving a religious minority family experiencing discrimination. The third r

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