There is a list of books that students do not find on the shelves of their schools' libraries. They have been banned in their schools for logical or illogical reasons. The latest to join that list is John Green's 2012 best seller "The Fault in Our Stars." According to reports, the middle school students of Riverside Unified District will no longer be allowed to read "The Fault in Our Stars" in their schools.

A committee, consisting of a principal, parents, teachers and a librarian, decided to ban the book, according to Vanity Fair. The committee voted 6-1 in favour of the ban. The process to ban the book began when Karen Krueger, a parent of a student, complained that the book is not appropriate for students who are 11 to 13 years of age.

According to The Press Enterprise (PE), "she [Krueger] questioned whether the book should be available at the middle school library because the subject matter involves teens dying of cancer who use crude language and have sex."

The committee decided that the three copies of Green's novel will be taken off from the shelves of Frank Augustus Miller Middle School's library. Also, the committee voted in favour of not allowing other middle schools to buy or accept as donation a copy of "The Fault in Our Stars," according to PE's report. However, the book will be available for high school students.

PE has reported that one of the parents Julie Boyes, who was also on the committee, was not in favour of the ban. She felt that the writer of the book was trying to show to the readers what a 16-year old girl, who is dying of cancer, is likely to go through, "such as being angry and choosing to have sex because she didn't know if she'd live to 17."

Green has responded to this news, saying that he is both happy and sad. He says: "I am happy because apparently young people in Riverside, California will never witness or experience mortality since they won't be reading my book, which is great for them."

"But I am also sad because I was really hoping I would be able to introduce the idea that human beings die to the children of Riverside, California and thereby crush their dreams of immortality."

The film adaptation of "The Fault in Our Stars" is reportedly one of the most profitable films released this year.