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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Book 25 of the year. Read #bannedbooks.

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JenniferEgnor
Untitled | Unknown
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I just discovered this podcast very recently and am enjoying it. I thought you all might like it too. Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/velshi-banned-book-club/id1702778436

Suet624 Thanks! 6d
JenniferEgnor @Suet624 you‘re welcome! New lens, new books, new wisdom and community to share 🩵 6d
dabbe TY! I love me some #bannedbooks!!! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 6d
AmyG I watch him Saturday mornings when he reports on his books. Sadly, quite a few times I am shocked the book is banned. 6d
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TeamFiction
The Hate U Give | Angela Thomas
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TeamFiction
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.😎 1mo
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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 ! 2mo
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swynn
House on Mango Street | Sandra Cisneros
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Pickpick

(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 ! 2mo
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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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Singout
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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