Mowat

[ moh-uht ]

noun

1. Farley (McGill), 1921–2014, Canadian writer.

Example Sentences

Early in 1986, English teachers at Mowat Middle School protested a schoolwide ban against a select number of novels, including Robert Cormier’s “The Chocolate War.”

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The Mowat teachers endured all sorts of harassment because of their stand.

From New York Times

That fall, a sloppily addressed letter was found at the Mowat offices.

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“The attacks have accelerated,” Cormier told the Mowat teachers.

From New York Times

When the parent of a Mowat seventh-grader objected to the book — citing its language and “morbid and depressing” tone — school officials immediately yanked it from classes, along with a few other titles, including “The Chocolate War” and Susan Beth Pfeffer’s “About David,” a 1980 novel about teen suicide.

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