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I discuss the recent challenge in a county in Florida to Alan Gratz's middle grade book, BAN THIS BOOK. The challenge resulted in the Board of Education voting 3-2 to remove the novel from its elementary and middle school libraries. Although the challenger claimed that there was sexual. content in the book, there is, in fact, no sexual content anywhere in the book. The book had previously been vetted and approved twice by a committee of school officials and parents, first when it was purchased and second, when it was challenged by a parent. This committee voted to include the book in the district's elementary and middle school libraries. A Board of Education of five members, voting 3 to 2, removed the book from all school libraries.
Sources:
Gratz, Alan. Ban This Book. A Starscape Book, 2017.
Hawkinson, Katie. “Stranger Than Fiction: Florida School Board Bans a Book About Book Bans after Moms for Liberty Crusade.” Independent.co.uk. Wed. 12 June 2024.
Maxwell, Scott. “Yup, Florida School Board Bans a Book about Banning Books.” Tampa Bay Times. June 18, 2024.
Riley, John. “Children’s Novel ‘Ban This Book’ Banned by Florida School District. Metro Weekly. June 19, 2024.
Soule, Douglas. “‘Challenges Our Authority’: School Board in Florida Bans Book About Book Bans. U.S.A. Today. June 12, 2024.
Channels Mentioned:
Reading This Life @M-J
#24bb #bannedbooks #booktube #books #reading
I discuss the recent challenge in a county in Florida to Alan Gratz's middle grade book, BAN THIS BOOK. The challenge resulted in the Board of Education voting 3-2 to remove the novel from its elementary and middle school libraries. Although the challenger claimed that there was sexual. content in the book, there is, in fact, no sexual content anywhere in the book. The book had previously been vetted and approved twice by a committee of school officials and parents, first when it was purchased and second, when it was challenged by a parent. This committee voted to include the book in the district's elementary and middle school libraries. A Board of Education of five members, voting 3 to 2, removed the book from all school libraries.
Sources:
Gratz, Alan. Ban This Book. A Starscape Book, 2017.
Hawkinson, Katie. “Stranger Than Fiction: Florida School Board Bans a Book About Book Bans after Moms for Liberty Crusade.” Independent.co.uk. Wed. 12 June 2024.
Maxwell, Scott. “Yup, Florida School Board Bans a Book about Banning Books.” Tampa Bay Times. June 18, 2024.
Riley, John. “Children’s Novel ‘Ban This Book’ Banned by Florida School District. Metro Weekly. June 19, 2024.
Soule, Douglas. “‘Challenges Our Authority’: School Board in Florida Bans Book About Book Bans. U.S.A. Today. June 12, 2024.
Channels Mentioned:
Reading This Life @M-J
#24bb #bannedbooks #booktube #books #reading
