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Hey, Kiddo | Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Recently challenged in our county (a Nashville suburb), and kept! 🎉 This graphic memoir is about a kid who deals with a parent‘s drug addiction. It‘s honest, thoughtful and relatable. Lovely art as well. There are kids out there who need this book; to know they‘re not alone.

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Suet624 Yay on the successful challenge. 1y

dabbe Sooooo glad one gets to STAY on the list. #readbannedbooks #iteachbannedbooks 🧡💜💛 1y

TracyReadsBooks This is a phenomenal book and an important one for young readers to have access to. So glad to hear it was kept. 1y

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Sharpeipup Congrats on the win! 1y

britt_brooke @Suet624 🎉🎉 1y

britt_brooke @dabbe 🎉🎉 1y

britt_brooke @TracyReadsBooks Agree! It‘s fantastic. 🫶🏼 1y

britt_brooke @Sharpeipup Thank you! 🫶🏼 1y

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Hey, Kiddo | Jarrett J. Krosoczka

This book is currently being challenged in my Tennessee county. Reading it so I can properly fight for it‘s retention, and it‘s SO GOOD so far. I‘m so tired of this shit, y‘all.

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S3V3N It‘s such a good book! 1y

KathyWheeler This book was considered for my university‘s Common Read Common World program last year or the year before, so I read it. I liked it and saw nothing I‘d object to my kids reading about. 1y

Leftcoastzen Yes, what you said !😡 1y

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AllDebooks It enrages me that books are still being banned. Good for you for standing up for this one. It's crucial children have stories they can identify with so they can feel seen. Discussions around these subjects are essential at any age. Addiction is so hard on family members too. It should not be blanketed over and ignored at all. 1y

Tamra My kids really enjoyed it! 1y

Tamra But fairy tales with all kinds of violence & intolerance are okay to have in libraries. 🙄 1y

britt_brooke @S3V3N @KathyWheeler @Leftcoastzen It‘s so frustrating. So far, we‘ve had a good track record of retaining the challenged books. Thankfully, most of our school board members are reasonable. There are 3 that are constantly trying to stir up shit. 1y

britt_brooke @AllDebooks All of this!! 1y

britt_brooke @Tamra Exactly!! 1y

KathyWheeler @britt_brooke This is so aggravating! If you don‘t want to read a book, don‘t read it; if you don‘t want your children to read a book, don‘t let them; but that is where your right to determine what others read ends! (edited) 1y

britt_brooke @KathyWheeler EXACTLY. Kids don‘t have to borrow anything they don‘t want to. It‘s really quite simple. 1y

S3V3N @britt_brooke I hate to hear that. I will say, this book kept our students engaged and sparked great discussions in the classroom. 1y

britt_brooke @S3V3N That makes me happy! 1y

KathyWheeler @britt_brooke Yes! No one is forcing them to check out books. In fact, when I was a kid (actually even as an adult) the bigger deal people make about wanting to ban a book, the more likely I am to read it. That‘s why I read and loved The Poet X a couple of years ago. I probably wouldn‘t have read it at all without some crazy, unhinged people making a big deal about it. So these people may accomplish the opposite of what they want. 1y

britt_brooke @KathyWheeler This right here. ⬆️ These unhinged people are absolutely selling books for these authors, but are too blinded to see it. I‘m buying every single one as are many others including students. (also, The Poet X was sooo good) 1y

KathyWheeler @britt_brooke It really was. I read Gender Queer for the same reason and it had not been on my radar at all. They are expanding my reading! 😄 (edited) 1y

britt_brooke @KathyWheeler YES!! 😂🫶🏼So much good can come from the nonsense.. 1y

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Perks of Being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky

A solid February! My overall favorite was my #reread of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. A recent book challenge in our county brought on the revisit.

#FebruaryReads #FebruaryWrapUp #RightToRead

MyNamesParadise Oh I absolutely loved Perks! I‘m in the middle of the Prince Harry memoir. I just want to get to the part where me meets Meghan lol. 2y

britt_brooke @MyNamesParadise I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed Spare. Perks was a reread and I still love it!! 2y

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Banned Books | DK

My boys checking out the “banned” section at our local children‘s indie and not understanding what‘s wrong with people. Fortunately, they‘ve read many of these books as part of our elementary school‘s ELA curriculum (Wit & Wisdom). Sadly, the challengers are coming for our curriculum, too. 🤬

#raisingreaders #RightToRead

AlaMich I live in a blue city and I am a liberal. All the stories of book-banning lately fill me with rage. 2y

britt_brooke @AlaMich At the risk of sounding cheesy, there‘s a war on books in this country. It‘s awful. 2y

AlaMich Essentially, there is a war on not being ignorant. 2y

britt_brooke @AlaMich Yes! 2y

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A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart | Zetta Elliott

This book isn‘t in the database, but controversy IN MY SONS‘ SCHOOL regarding “A Place Inside of Me” (tagged) inspired author Zetta Elliott to write this book about diversity. Today, our school received several copies from Ellliott! Here‘s the story: https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/author-responds-to-backlash-by-publishing-n...

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JamieArc Thanks for sharing all these posts. I‘m not involved in our local school system, but it helps to know what is going on in other schools. 2y

britt_brooke @JamieArc The challenges have been rampant this school year in tennessee. 😣 It‘s incredible how social media has helped us get the authors involved. They‘re so inspiring! 2y

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Ways to Make Sunshine | Ren�e Watson

Ways to Make Sunshine was recently challenged - then voted unanimously to remain on shelves ? - in Sumner County TN (my county). Author Renée Watson followed the story and arranged for all 28 elementary schools to receive copies of the three book set! “Right to Read” is our grassroots advocacy group, started by one of my incredible friends. We‘re making a difference and will continue fighting!!

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Ruthiella Right on! 👊 2y

JGadz11 ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 2y

vivastory 👏👏👏👏 2y

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TheBookgeekFrau Love it!!! 2y

Bklover Yessssssss👍👍 2y

Soubhiville That‘s awesome! 2y

peanutnine That's amazing! 2y

Reggie Yayyy! Keep up the good fight! 2y

britt_brooke @Ruthiella @JGadz11 @vivastory @TheBookgeekFrau @Bklover @Soubhiville @peanutnine @Reggie 🤍 Having the author‘s support and involvement is so inspiring! 2y

JGadz11 Why is this book being challenged? I read the summary, and I see absolutely no triggers to the Right except that it‘s about POC.🤬 2y

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved this 10 years ago; still 5 stars now. Thank you, book challengers, for igniting this #reread. This epistolary representation of high school is undoubtedly one of the best YA stories I‘ve ever read. Charlie is coping with the tragic death of a friend, yet he finds beauty in new experiences and friendships. An important story that lets teens know they‘re not alone during these stressful, formative times.

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britt_brooke ⚠️ Challenged, and subsequently removed, for supposedly violating Tennessee‘s obscene content law. Absolutely false claims. Hoping our school board will do the proper thing and reinstate it. (edited) 2y

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky

This lovely book is currently being challenged in our Tennessee county. It‘s been 10 years since I first read it, but gave it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ back then, so I‘m relishing this #reread. We‘re at indoor soccer training and I quite like being seen in public reading this right now. This book banning bullshit is relentless, but we‘ll keep fighting. #RightToRead

PS. Boo for movie tie-in covers. 🫣

TheBookHippie My daughter read the covers off her copy. It was such a comfort up her. It saddens me so much all the banning knowing how detrimental it will be for students. 2y

CBee This is a favorite of mine and it baffles me why anyone would think it needs to be challenged or banned!! 😡 2y

JackOBotts A beautiful read, such a shame it‘s being challenged. This was the first book that I passed from one friend to the next my sophomore year. I wanted everyone I cared about to read it. 💜 2y

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RebL I worked for a used bookstore chain that booked Chbosky for an event. Hundreds of ppl showed, way more than expected. He couldn‘t sign everyone‘s book before he had to go to his next signing. He promised to come back that night & he did! He stayed until he met every patron—a few additional hours! He was also kind to bookstore staff. Nothing to do with banning, but everything to do with character. 2y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Yes! Boo to the movie tie-in covers. 99% of the time, they're worse. 2y

MicheleinPhilly Book banning is indeed bullshit. 🤬 2y

britt_brooke @CBee @JackOBotts @TheBookHippie Agree! And I swear, the banners never actually read the works in their entirety. They‘re very good at taking passages out of context and spinning it to fit their agenda. 2y

britt_brooke @RebL That‘s so awesome!! 🤍✨ 2y

britt_brooke @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Exactly. I usually go out of my way to avoid them! 2y

britt_brooke @MicheleinPhilly 💯 - And it‘s been a mess in our county this school year. It‘s infuriating!! 2y

TheBookHippie @britt_brooke 💯 2y

Megabooks I will never ever understand wanting to keep books from kids! 2y

britt_brooke @Megabooks Me either. If you don‘t want your kid to read it, fine. But don‘t keep it from others. 2y

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Ways to Make Sunshine | Ren�e Watson

? Our Sumner County TN school board UNANIMOUSLY voted to keep Ways to Make Sunshine on library shelves! Author Reneé Watson has been following this and thanked “Right to Read Sumner”! We are a grassroots reading advocacy group created by parents, educators, and concerned citizens. We‘re making a difference, y‘all!

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Scochrane26 This sounds like a delightful book. Why would parents want to remove it? 2y

britt_brooke @Scochrane26 It‘s lovely! I just read it. It was challenged for supposedly promoting gender fluidity and critical race theory. It does neither of those things. 2y

ShananigansReads I started reading it when you first mentioned the ban and I‘ve seen no such evidence. 2y

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britt_brooke @Bookjunkie57 Exactly! And thank you for picking this up. I love that challenges/bans actually put books in more hands. 🤍✨ 2y

mrp27 Well done! 🙌🏼 2y

Reggie Great job! 2y

britt_brooke @mrp27 🎉 Thank you! 2y

britt_brooke @Reggie Thank you! 🎉🎉 2y

lauraisntwilder Yay!!! Good for you! 2y

britt_brooke @lauraisntwilder Thank you! 🎉 We‘re trying. There will be more. 2y

lauraisntwilder @britt_brooke Keep fighting the good fight. ✊️ 2y

Megabooks Fantastic!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 2y

britt_brooke @lauraisntwilder 💯💯 2y

britt_brooke @Megabooks 🎉 2y

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Ways to Make Sunshine | Ren�e Watson

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Anyone trying to remove this book from school libraries needs a head check. That said, our suburban TN school board will be voting on it soon. Ryan, a fourth grader, experiences some challenging life changes, but learns and grows as a result. Like many kids, she‘s inquisitive, headstrong, kind, and sensitive. This is delightful!

📣 All kids should have relatable representation in stories, and girls are allowed to have “boy” names.

britt_brooke #52books23 #bannedbook 2y

swishandflick I mean... I was super young reading ROMANCE novels (and putting homemade book covers on them so people would leave me alone). It boggles my mind that people would gatekeep BOOKS from kids. Let people read! Ugh. 2y

swishandflick Also I should mention, not creepily young, but definitely 12/13 ish 😬 2y

britt_brooke @swishandflick I love that you did that!! Yes, it‘s super bonkers. This is not the first nor last book being challenged in our school district, but we‘re fighting hard against these people! 2y

britt_brooke #RightToRead 2y

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