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The Hate U Give | Angela Thomas
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And Tango Makes Three | Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell
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Damsel | Elana K. Arnold
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CatLass007 I know we‘re not supposed to judge a book by its cover but that really is a gorgeous cover.😎 3w
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swynn
Allegedly | Tiffany D Jackson
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Mehso-so

(2017) Six years ago, a white family's baby died while in the care of Mary's mother. The blame fell on Mary, who has just been released from 6 years in "baby jail" to a group home. But what really happened and will the truth ever out? Mixed feelings about this: it has multiple strengths but ultimately didn't work for me due to a gimmicky resolution. OTOH, the audiobook is read by Bahni Turpin, who is always a pleasure to hear.

swynn Also: this is another frequently challenged book and has been removed from some school libraries for the usual bs reasons. Read #BannedBooks ! 1mo
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swynn
House on Mango Street | Sandra Cisneros
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(1984) Here's a collection of short pieces: anecdotes, character sketches, meditations as written by a Latina girl growing up in an urban Chicago neighborhood. The pieces are gorgeous, with language so efficient and evocative they feel more like poems than short stories. Themes of growing up, family, finding joy in a world that will casually devour you, and the tension between duties to oneself and to the community who builds one. I liked it much

swynn Also: THOMS has been frequently challenged and occasionally banned from school libraries and curricula. Read #BannedBooks ! 1mo
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Singout
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I think this should be not be banned, but accessible in schools, libraries, youth clubs… Johnson provides a thoughtful and personal account of gradually realizing that he is a gay man in a culture where he had no concept this was possible. It shares both his inner struggles and his relationships with his peers and family as he comes out, with varying levels of acceptance. The audio is a bit stiff at times, however.
#Nonfiction2024 #AllBoys

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All Boys Aren't Blue | George M. Johnson
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#Nonfiction2024 wrapup: thanks to Riveted_Reader_Melissa for organizing this! Not a full board, but lots of good reads and interesting ways of finding them.

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Littlewolf1
Banned Books | Marcia Amidon Lusted
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Hello all… I am currently still looking for six banned book recommendations to complete this challenge setup for 2025. If you know any good banned books please post them below and I will choose the first six that I have not read.

Read4life The Giver, The Bluest Eye, Speak, Holes, The Bridge to Terabithia, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Call of the Wild, Parable of the Sower, Death of a Salesman, The Metamorphosis, A Separate Peace. Hopefully something works for you. 💙 2mo
Littlewolf1 @Read4life this is perfect… thank you 😊 2mo
Read4life You are very welcome!!! 2mo
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @Jadams89

Here‘s the #WiththeBanned reading list for 2025. Feel free to skip any month. #buddyread

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2816922

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PaperbackPirate Thank you for adding me! I‘ve been meaning to read Parable of the Sower for months so this will get it off the stack! 2mo
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kspenmoll I may join in some months if thats ok because sone of the listed books I have read already. 2mo
Jadams89 @kspenmoll Perfectly fine! No commitments - join in when you want. 2mo
Melismatic I will most likely tag in for the titles I haven‘t read already (which is most!) but may end up re-reading Parable of the Sower since I loved it so much. 💖 2mo
KT1432 Yayyy thank you!! 2mo
CogsOfEncouragement Please count me in. 2mo
Jadams89 @CogsOfEncouragement I‘ll add you to the tag list! 2mo
Bookwormjillk Thanks for the schedule! 2mo
SconsinBookyBadger Looks good 👍🏻 Thank you for creating a banned book readalong! Half of them I‘ve read and been wanting to re-read. The others will be new to me. 2mo
Amiable I‘d love to be added to the list! I‘ve been meaning to read a number of these. 2mo
Kenyazero Very exciting. Great list 😍 I‘m looking forward to reading several new and revisiting and few I‘ve read! 2mo
peanutnine Could you add me to your tag list please? 2mo
Jadams89 @peanutnine Sure can! 2mo
CatLass007 Please add me to your tag list. I‘m sorry I didn‘t see this sooner because Toni Morrison‘s The Bluest Eye is on my list of unread banned books that I definitely want to read. But I‘ll catch up with that in February. I‘ve been telling all my friends that I wanted to join a Banned Book Club, either on Litsy, in person, or both. Very exciting! 1mo
Jadams89 @CatLass007 Gotcha added! 1mo
CatLass007 Thank you! I already own but haven‘t read February‘s selection. 1mo
CatLass007 Is there a book discussion included in this #buddyread? 1mo
Jadams89 @CatLass007 yes at the end of the month I will post some questions (edited) 1mo
CatLass007 Thank you!!📚📚📚 1mo
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