KATY, Texas From a secluded spot in her high school library, a 17-year-old girl spoke softly into her cellphone, worried that someone might overhear her say the things she'd hidden from her parents for years. Greg Abbott showed support for Krause'sscrutiny of school books, Texas officials to target obscene content in school libraries at governor's request, An Octoberanalysis by The Dallas Morning News, Records requested by NBC News of nearly 100 Texas school districts found 86 formal requests to remove books from libraries in 2021, as reported by the (Nashville)Tennessean, Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010-2019, Leander removes 13 books from high school book club lists amid parent concerns, 'Absurd': Author of 'Maus' condemns Tennessee school's decision to pull book on Holocaust, Here are 50 books Texas parents want banned from school libraries, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Its banned comics, and prose books, and books full of poems; its banned slim volumes, and its banned hefty tomes. I hope that school districts refuse to bow to this bullying and censorious tactic by the Texas lawmaker. Its not just weighty titles getting banned, eitherL.C. " Lawn Boy " by Jonathan Evison. Ive already shared some of the mistakes, omissions, and strange inclusions (like sex ed books from the 70s) on this list, but thats only scratching the surface. Mixed into bizarre listings like a collection of political essays from 2010 or a bioethics adult book from 2005 are titles that will be familiar to you. Dan Solomon writes about politics, music, food, sports, criminal justice, health care, film, and business. When Gov. Probably the strangest example I bumped into is that Dying to Live (Elite Operatives #4), an adult lesbian adventure/romance series is on this list, but just volume 4. The PEN study, which took place from July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, documented 1,145 unique book titles banned, across 86 school districts in 26 states, and affecting over 2 million students. Some titles, such as Gender Queer, appear multiple times, having been banned from Canutillo (fifteen miles northwest of downtown El Paso) to Clear Creek, 785 miles to its east. Of course, the debate over Steinbecks prized work is similar to the ones around the likes of To Kill a Mockingbird. --->Banning Increases Sales<--- Here's a List of Truly Great Books. Across the country, PEN America found that 1,648 unique titles had been banned by schools. He believed it was disastrous to put animals and human beings on the same level, as the book does. Unsettling depictions of police brutality, violence and racism have led some to ban The Hate U Give from classrooms and libraries. PEN America defines a ban as any action taken against a book based on its content after challenges from parents or lawmakers. Book bans tend to be specific to schools, towns or sometimes states. Antiracist books, sex ed books, and LGBTQ books are exactly the kinds of topics that should be in school libraries. However, Texas parents already have the right to remove their child temporarily from a class or activity that conflicts with their religious beliefs. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter lives in two realities: a predominantly white prep school by day, and her mostly Black, low-income neighborhood by night. Amplify your impact and donate now. According to a list compiled by the literature and human rights nonprofit PEN America, between July 1 of last year and June 30, Texas has seen 801 bannings. Racism is a central theme in Of Mice and Men, which details the journey of two migrant ranch workers in Depression-era California. In the book, a man born and raised outside the dystopian society becomes a tourist spectacle for his lack of addiction and adherence to independence. 9:33 AM UTC / Updated Feb. 2, 2022, . Conservative parents have swarmed school board meetings in Texas and across the country in recent months to call for the removal of library books that deal with race, racism, sex, gender and sexuality. The majority of requests Texas school librarians received were to ban materials covering issues of racism, sexuality and gender. Greg Abbott has capitalized on a highly public effort to pull "pornographic or obscene" books from school libraries, following the efforts of state Rep. Matt Krause (R), who's circulated a list of more than 800 books that purportedly cross the line. Katy ISD . Popular Banned Books You Should Read in 2022 . Art Spiegelmans Pulitzer Prizewinning history of the Holocaust, the comic book Maus, appears on the list, as does Ari Folmans graphic adaptation of Anne Franks Diary of a Young Girl. By Wild Geese Bookshop Banned Book List - Texas Edition. This house bill is supposed to prevent discomfort, but what about the discomfort of kids who experience racism, or who never see themselves represented in the curriculum or the books on the shelves? A group of women, called "handmaids,"are forced to produce children for the ruling class of men. Wayward Witch by Zoraida Cordova, but not the first two in the series even though the first one has a bisexual main character and the second two have straight main characters. Margaret Atwoods bestselling book (which inspired the Hulu TV show) is as dystopian as they come. Those titles were: "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Perez. Join us for Texas biggest politics and policy event when you buy your tickets today. That may as well have been a lifetime ago, however, as the length and breadth of the list indicates. This illustrated children's book about a transgender child based on the real-life experiences of one of the authors is one of dozens of library books that have been flagged for removal in Keller. Lois Lowrys 1993 dystopian book for children has made waves for nearly three decades now. I was surprised by just how broad and sweeping the approach is on this list, though. That may as well have been a lifetime ago, however, as the length and breadth of the list indicates. Its banned books about what the Nazis did to the Jews, and beloved old books by the great Judy Blume. LGBTQIA+ advocate and nonbinary writer George M. Johnson calls this 2020 book a memoir manifesto. A Katy parent asked to have this children's biography of the former first lady banned at every grade level because, the parent said, it unfairly depicts former President Donald Trump as a bully and because Obama's reflections on race gave the impression that "if you sound like a white girl you should be ashamed of yourself. This award-winning nonfiction collection features interviews with transgender teens. Whether its on the news or your Facebook feed, youve probably noticed comments about the rise in book banning in libraries and schools. A stack of books that have been challenged or banned in Texas, April 2022. By Claire Moses. Krause doesnt give any reason or justification for challenging LGBTQ books, despite them being the majority of the books listed. The mistakes and strange choices on this document show how little care was put into it, and how little Krause must think of school officials, that they should comb their collections according to this hastily slapped together list. Are all the other books in the series allowed? Honored . "All Boys Aren't Blue," by George M. Johnson . She noted Texas public schools have clear, transparent processes approved by school boardsfor addressing book challenges. This whimsical 1865 novel by Lewis Carroll has been adapted numerous times in literature, onstage and on screen, but its not beloved worldwide. "The Handmaid's Tale" was the seventh most challenged and banned book in 2019 nationally for "vulgarity and sexual overtones. Run for your local school board and library board. Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers. How many have you read from the 2022 banned books list? Again, I would be very surprised if any school has this book on their shelves in the first place. Keep an eye on your inbox. Kids need information about puberty and sex. The process is similar in public libraries with selections made based on guidelines approved by the library's governing authority. Its a bizarre assortment of titles, formatted in a way that suggests its copy-and-pasted from library listings. Books about teen misfits such as Rainbow Rowells Eleanor & Park or Stephen Chboskys The Perks of Being a Wallflower both appear. Contact Nusaiba Mizanat nmizan@gannett.com. The . Its hardly the only book about gender identity and same-sex romance to find itself banned in a Texas school or library, however. Theyre subjects that kids and teens are curious about, and they may not be things they feel comfortably speaking to their parents about. It's one of dozens of library books that have been flagged for removal in Keller. Queer and trans books save lives. according to the American Library Association, a popular culture librarian at Texas Tech University, heightened scrutiny around what is being taught in schools, When Gov. In The Handmaids Tale, one of the women tells her story. Of these titles, 41% address LGBTQ themes or have protagonists or prominent secondary characters who are LGBTQ. Hes practically penniless. Book banning is back. One of the most telling titles on this list is 100 Questions Youd Never Ask Your Parents: Straight Answers To Teens Questions About Sex, Sexuality, and Health. Readers seem to either love or hate the story of three awkward teens as they navigate an impossible situation. Aug. 10, 2022. (The format of Title : subtitle is common in library records, but not in most other places.) Patricia Sharpe writes a regular restaurant column, Pats Pick, for Texas Monthly. Why is it that only straight cis students are allowed to see themselves in stories? Told entirely through instant messages among three high school students, this novel has no place in schools, according to a parent in the Dallas suburb of McKinney, because it contains a "description of oral sex with minors," among other sexually explicit passages. Book bans often . Readers seem to either love or hate the . The trouble with making an 850 book list of titles to challenge is that it looks comprehensive. (If you want to list every possible romance novel to prevent them being in a school library, good luck putting that together!). Some of them have already been making the rounds of book challenges, including LGBTQ books Lawn Boy and Gender Queer, as well as books addressing racism, like Out of Darkness and This Book is Anti-Racist. The most egregious example for me is that The You Ive Never Known by Ellen Hopkins is on this list, which is a book about teen pregnancy, but its the only book by the author included. Of course, honest descriptions of gender identity, racism and queer love have raised the hackles of those who advocate for banning books with sensitive content. Madeleine LEngles A Wrinkle in Time is widely considered a must-read for its creative take on splitting the twin elements of space and time. 50. Each of Us a Desert, a sapphic fantasy by Mark Oshiro, but not Anger is a Gift, a gay YA book about racism and police violence. Thats because book banning is rarely a federal matter. Texas librarians face harassment as they navigate book bans. Not having this information available means that students will only know what they learn from the internet and their peers not always reliable sources. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews. Sherman Alexies semi-autobiographical young adult novel about an amateur cartoonist has made waves since 2007. There are so many outdated and cringe-worthy sex ed books on this list that no teenager in 2021 would pick up. The books the user refers to are: Is this post right about these books being banned in Texas and "Mein Kampf" not banned? A viral Feb. 1 tweet that garnered at least 16,100 retweets and 65,800 likes by Australian user @AnthCondon said, "Books banned in Texas include 1984,Maus,and The Handmaid's Tale, but not Mein Kampf. Understanding how those roots affect the U.S. today might be a challenge tooVegas Tenolds Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America, which traces the history of racist violence from the early days of the Ku Klux Klan to the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, is also on the list in two districts. (Ted Cruz sold signed copies of Green Eggs and Ham in protest!) While Texas is seeing an influx in local requests to remove books, there is no statewide ban in place. Originally published in 1999, its about a towns controversy over the high schools sex ed program, and a school board member tries to get all the sex ed material, including textbooks, removed from the school. He lacks successful role models or mentors. Keeping these books out of school libraries means students are less educated and are more likely to practice risky behavior because they dont have all the facts. Texas led the country with the most book bans - 713 - affecting 16 school districts, followed by Pennsylvania and . T he wave of book reviews and removals that swept across Texas in the last year was driven more by politicians than parents, a Houston Chronicle analysis found . But if this ban holds up, students could not check the book out from their school library, nor could teachers use the book (even in an academic sense) in the classroom. (Most of the formal library challenges submitted to the Keller Independent School District were filled out on behalf of parents by a school administrator and don't specify why the parents sought to have the books removed.). Im disgusted that Krause expects every school district to spend time investigating whether they have any of the books on this list when it was put together so thoughtlessly. We report on vital issues from politics to education and are the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering everything from music to cultural events with insightful recommendations. The story of a pampered pet turned survivor includes strong themes of individualism and social Darwinism. Also, I used trans as an umbrella term for any books dealing with gender-nonconforming people for the sake of clear statistics. Of the 81 book challenges, 42% had no changes, 27% were restricted to older grades and almost a third ended in the removal of 18 titles. First off, this isnt actually a list of 850 titles. ", According to a Houston parent, reading this novel about a Black boy killed by police might cause white children who attend the Spring Branch Independent School District to feel ashamed based on color of their skin.. But no, her diary hasnt been removed from libraries because of the terror undergirding this heartbreaking account. A mom in Birdville asked school leaders to remove this book an illustrated guide to puberty, sex and sexual health after her child checked it out, writing that it wasn't appropriate for middle schoolers. Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. It looks like maybe two of them mention pregnancy? IE 11 is not supported. Others, such as Brent Sherrards Final Takedowna slim, out-of-print volume from a small Canadian publisher about a kid who faces time in juvenile detentionappear but once (in San Antonios North East Independent School District, the most avid banner of books in the state). Some school districts have already started taking books off their shelves even without objections from parents. Thats a huge number! Archived Book Challenges. Probably the one that has me the most stumped is Inventions and Inventors by Roger Smith from 2002. "As there is no central organization in Texas tracking every book that is challenged, it is almost impossible to say whether one particular title has been banned in Texas public schools or libraries in the past. A librarian who is a member of#FReadom, a collective of librarians who highlight the work of libraries and books in reaction to Krause's letter, saidthey weren't aware of any of thebooks mentioned in the tweet being recentlychallenged in Texas, other than "The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel." More recently, Wheres Waldo? The young adult novel follows high school freshman Melinda Sordino after a life-changing assault during a summer party. Back in the halcyon days of, er, March 2021, some of Texass political leaders fervently opposed the idea of book bans, when the topic was the decision of Dr. Seuss Enterprises, publisher of the work of Theodore Geisel under his famous pen name, to no longer publish new copies of a handful of the authors titles that included racist stereotypes. These are titles like The Legal Atlas of the United States, Teen Legal Rights, Gender Equality and Identity Rights (Foundations of Democracy), Equal Rights, We the Students: Supreme Court Cases for and About Students, and Peaceful Rights for Equal Rights. Keller ISD has policies in place to allow parents, employees, or community members to challenge the content of books that are available to students. Its about curriculum. The story was first published in 1980 as a magazine serial but really gained attention when it was released as the first volume of Maus: A Survivors Tale in 1986. This book, in which the author interviews people who've been shamed on the internet, touches on sensitive subjects, including rape and suicide. Florida and Pennsylvania followed Texas as the states with the most bans, respectively. Greg Abbott showed support for Krause'sscrutiny of school books, he said parents "are rightfully outraged about highly inappropriate books and other content in public school libraries. The graphic novel version of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is also included, which is an incredibly common story to teach in schools I taught it twice in my brief stint as a high school English teacher! In asking to ban this nonfiction book about resisting racism, an Eanes parent suggested replacing it with copies of the Bible. I went through all 850 books to find out, and I found some interesting and unsettling things. These books have clearly been found using some sort of keyword search, and this list includes both LGBTQ books from the 1980s and 90s that are very unlikely to be shelved in school libraries anymore as well as books that just mention LGBTQ people. Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning . Greg and Earl are snarky and self-absorbed. Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic . With additional reporting, and looking at the 12-month school year, the Index now lists banned books in 138 school districts in 32 states. (Montinique Monroe/For The . "Out of Darkness," by Ashley Hope Prez. Whats more, denying kids this information puts them in danger. In the story, Junior leaves behind his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white public high school with a Native American mascot. or the adult book Abortion & the Politics of Motherhood from 1985. For nonfiction, books that discuss sex or its consequences openly tend to make the listtitles include Margaret O. Hydes Safe Sex 101: An Overview for Teens, Donna Langes Taking Responsibility: A Teens Guide to Contraception and Pregnancy, and Chloe Shantz-Hilkes My Girlfriends Pregnant! Theres only one book each from Jennifer Dugan, Sophie Labelle, and Anna Marie McLemore, though they each write lots of LGBTQ books. Your donation keeps our trusted reporting free and accessible for all Texans and during a legislative session when lawmakers are set to tackle issues from school choice for K-12 students to school safety improvements to changes in property taxes, its critical that Texans know what lawmakers decisions mean for their futures. One would assume that it covers everything you want it to. Again, some of these books are nonsensical to assume are being shelved in school libraries, like Whose Life? ", A parent in Leander, an Austin suburb, asked for this book, which features a subplot about a teenager whos starting to notice his attraction to other boys, to be removed because the parent didn't believe "books should discuss sensitive/controversial topics such as gender,sexuality.". The runner up is Takako Shimura, who has eight volumes of Wandering Son, a manga series with a trans main character, on the list. Conservatives in some school districts have used the book bans and rancor over social studies teachings to help bring rally support and attracted unprecedented money to win school board seats campaigning under the promise to clear out critical race theory and pornographic materials from schools. We may earn a commission from your purchases. This year, I won't have to leave Texas for the fight. Maia Kobabes autobiographical graphic novel, which explores coming out to the family as nonbinary, has been criticized by religious conservatives since it was published in 2019. This one move spurred parents to challenge and successfully remove books they believe are not appropriate and pornographic., The Keller Independent School District in Tarrant County was one of the first to successfully remove Gender Queer from school libraries after a group of moms complained it was pornographic.. Some schools have challenged the fantastical story for language, plus tobacco and alcohol references. May 3, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. Here are the 10 most challenged books of 2021, according to the ALA: "Gender Queer," by Maia Kobabe. Some disclaimers first: these are rough numbers. 3. This young adult novel, a National Book Award finalist, mentions abortion and includes multiple descriptions of sex. When the dog is stolen from his home to be sold as a sled dog, he must fight tooth and nail to survive. When Melissa is shut down for wanting to play a female role in the class play, she decides its time to change things. Nov. 2021: Parents push for audit of Texas school's explicit books Jan. 31, 2022 01:21. The characters are portrayed as animals separated by species rather than ethnicity, a bold, jarring move. This censorious movement is turning our public schools into political battlegrounds, driving wedges within communities, forcing teachers and librarians from their jobs, and casting a chill over the spirit of open inquiry and intellectual freedom that underpin a flourishing democracy, Suzanne Nossel, PEN Americas chief executive officer, said in a statement. Whats controversial about a book on inventions?? Its obvious why some parents might feel bewildered by this nonsensical book. The list also include books that are warning about the dangers of sex or that are teaching abstinence. This childrens book about diversity provides readers with context for the racial tensions of today and offers hope for a more antiracist world in the future. Its also irresponsible to take this information out of schools. Posted by Reggie Jackson | Apr 25, 2022 "In total, for the nine-month period represented (July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022), the Index lists 1,586 instances of individual books being banned, affecting 1,145 unique book titles. Yes, All Boys Arent Blue includes graphic content that might not be appropriate for some younger readers, but the book is also an essential work of representation. Perennial banned-book list titles such as Of Mice and Men make an appearance, as does John Irvings The Cider House Rules. Over the past year, schools and libraries around the country have been banning a whole lot of books. Even if this list made any sense, that wouldnt make it better. July 31, 2022. This 1937 book by Nobel Prizewinning author John Steinbeck has been pulled from shelves for almost a century. Also, school boards must establish a way to consider complaints from parents. Ella Scott, left, and Alyssa Hoy, co-founders of the Vandegrift High School Banned Book Club, speak at a rally for the right to read. On October 25, Texas Republican State Representative Matt Krause sent a letter to the Texas Education Agency asking if any of the schools in the state have the books listed on a 16 page spreadsheet, as well as how much in funds schools had spent on these books. We are no longer supporting IE (Internet Explorer), Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I'm done arguing with people over whether this is fascism.". 8 min read. This novel, which focuses on the unexplained disappearance of a Black teen, includes explicit language about sex, which was the basis for a Birdville parent's request to have it removed from school libraries. Perhaps the most disturbing trend I saw in this list is the challenging of books that teach students their rights. What does it say about an elected official that he would want books about students legal rights taken out of school libraries? This book, a collection of interviews with transgender or gender-neutral young adults, was flagged for removal by a parent in Birdville who claimed that the book, which includes descriptions of sexual abuse of minors, encourages sexual activity among young children. The novel has been banned and challenged more than once, usually because of the rape scene. By Itinerant Literate Books Banned Books 2022 "Any book worth banning is a book worth reading." . Sept. 19, 20225 AM Central. Records requests uncovered dozens of attempts to remove library books from schools, nearly all related to titles dealing with racism, gender or sexuality. Banned Books in the Texas Prison System (2011) The Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) also allegedly maintained a list of books partially named on this site. Why? Whether a parent or lawmaker agrees with every right students have, they should not be able to deny students access to knowing about them. Withholding information from students about their rights is incredibly unethical. Bestselling author Jason Reynolds, the "Banned Books Week 2021 Honorary Chair," has two books on the most recent list: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, co-written with Ibram X. Kendi and All . "Mein Kampf," Adolf Hitler's antisemitic political manifesto. Classic books and contemporary . Texas book challenges can be traced to last October, when state Rep. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, sent a list of some 850 books about race and sexuality including Kobabes to school districts asking for information about how many of those are available on their campuses. This book, lauded for its portrayal of a transgender child, is one of dozens of library books that have been flagged for removal in Keller. Follow her on Twitter at @nusaiblah. What makes Go Ask Alice (1971) one of the most controversial books of all time? In the midst of continuing Republican-led political fights over how issues related to race, gender and sex are allowed to be taught in public schools, Gov. Austin American-Statesman. For decades, Judy Blumes Then Again, Maybe I Wont, a puberty story from a boys perspective originally published in the seventies, has been a classic of the coming-of-age genre. "1984" by George Orwell, about a dystopian totalitarian government that censors information, brainwashes citizens,and persecutes them for individualist, critical thinking. Drawing from those records, below is a list of 50 books that Texas parents tried to ban in 2021. Texas leads nation in books banned from schools, free speech group's analysis finds. 2023 www.statesman.com. That's why there's Banned Books Week," Weiner said. Laurie Halse Andersons 1999 book dives straight into the thorny subject of sexual assault. Youll also find lots of award-winning books, like the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron and Harvey Awards Book of the Year The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen. AUSTIN, Texas Outraged at the parents and politicians who are trying to rid school libraries of books they denounce as inappropriate or even pornographic, a band of Texas school librarians is fighting back. The Campaign to Sabotage Texass Public Schools. Far-right politicians, media, and religious leaders intent on stopping children from learning about race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and different cultures within the country have escalated their attacks on freedom of speech by increasing the call for banning of books. Summer Lopez, the chief program officer of free expression at PEN America, said whats notable about these book bans is that most are on books that families and children can elect to read, not any required reading. Which, add lovable quirks and color along the way. 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