ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Parents say a book assigned to an Abilene High School English class is "disgusting" and "inappropriate" due to sexual content.

Incredibly Loud & Extremely Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, a book about a 9-year-old boy who loses his father in the 9/11 terrorism attacks, was recently assigned reading for the Freshman Honors English class, with a pending quiz to follow.

However, when parents saw the reading material, many of them did not allow their students to finish the book or the assignment, saying the content was "disgusting" and "not appropriate"

One parent posted select pages from the assigned reading to social media, saying he believes the book, "promotes grooming by pedo’s among other vulgar acts."

Some of the alleged inappropriate quotes these parents

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