DOZENS of students of Islamic Junior High School (SMP) of Al-Mi’rad Talang, Tegal, Central Java, gathered in the library. Their teacher asked them to read government-aided books the school had recently received. A third-year student, Anam Saputra, read Menata Kehidupan Bangsa (Reordering National Life), complaining, “The contents are hard to follow.”

The book Anam read, about President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), is one of the Lebih De