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First They Ban the Books (Pennsylvania Edition - Elementary & Middle School)
1 participant (299 books)
Overview
In light of the upcoming administration, I think it's important to read the books they tell us not to. Stay informed, stay safe, and stay angry.
If you are looking for the YA & adult version of this list go here.
I got the books for this list from Pen America (2022-2023 & 2021-2022) who describes books bans as follows:
"...as any action taken against a book based on its content and as a result of parent or community challenges, administrative decisions, or in response to direct or threatened action by lawmakers or other governmental officials, that leads to a previously accessible book being either completely removed from availability to students, or where access to a book is restricted or diminished."
Of the 1,648 titles on the banned book list in the 2021-2022 school year (nationwide, not just PA):
If you are looking for the YA & adult version of this list go here.
I got the books for this list from Pen America (2022-2023 & 2021-2022) who describes books bans as follows:
"...as any action taken against a book based on its content and as a result of parent or community challenges, administrative decisions, or in response to direct or threatened action by lawmakers or other governmental officials, that leads to a previously accessible book being either completely removed from availability to students, or where access to a book is restricted or diminished."
Of the 1,648 titles on the banned book list in the 2021-2022 school year (nationwide, not just PA):
- 41% explicitly address LGBTQ+ themes or have protagonists or prominent secondary characters who are LGBTQ+ (this includes a specific subset of titles for transgender characters or stories—145 titles, or 9%);
- 40% contain protagonists or prominent secondary characters of color;
- 21% directly address issues of race and racism;
- 22% contain sexual content of varying kinds, including novels with some level of description of sexual experiences of teenagers, stories about teen pregnancy, sexual assault and abortion as well as informational books about puberty, sex, or relationships.
Here is a link to get your voter registration for the very vital upcoming state/local elections.
Missing from Storygraph: El color de la piel by Coni La Grotteria
First They Ban the Books (Pennsylvania Edition - Elementary & Middle School)
1 participant (299 books)
Overview
In light of the upcoming administration, I think it's important to read the books they tell us not to. Stay informed, stay safe, and stay angry.
If you are looking for the YA & adult version of this list go here.
I got the books for this list from Pen America (2022-2023 & 2021-2022) who describes books bans as follows:
"...as any action taken against a book based on its content and as a result of parent or community challenges, administrative decisions, or in response to direct or threatened action by lawmakers or other governmental officials, that leads to a previously accessible book being either completely removed from availability to students, or where access to a book is restricted or diminished."
Of the 1,648 titles on the banned book list in the 2021-2022 school year (nationwide, not just PA):
If you are looking for the YA & adult version of this list go here.
I got the books for this list from Pen America (2022-2023 & 2021-2022) who describes books bans as follows:
"...as any action taken against a book based on its content and as a result of parent or community challenges, administrative decisions, or in response to direct or threatened action by lawmakers or other governmental officials, that leads to a previously accessible book being either completely removed from availability to students, or where access to a book is restricted or diminished."
Of the 1,648 titles on the banned book list in the 2021-2022 school year (nationwide, not just PA):
- 41% explicitly address LGBTQ+ themes or have protagonists or prominent secondary characters who are LGBTQ+ (this includes a specific subset of titles for transgender characters or stories—145 titles, or 9%);
- 40% contain protagonists or prominent secondary characters of color;
- 21% directly address issues of race and racism;
- 22% contain sexual content of varying kinds, including novels with some level of description of sexual experiences of teenagers, stories about teen pregnancy, sexual assault and abortion as well as informational books about puberty, sex, or relationships.
Here is a link to get your voter registration for the very vital upcoming state/local elections.
Missing from Storygraph: El color de la piel by Coni La Grotteria
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