Matt Krause asked schools in his state to confirm if they possessed any books from a list featuring around 850 titles. Toni Morrison's 1987 novel Beloved was a central discussion topic in the final weeks of Virginia's gubernatorial race last fall. Many banned books lists include Raina Telgemeier's Drama, Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds's All American Boys, Alison Bechdel's Fun Home, Benjamin Alire Sáenz's Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Ruby Bridges This is Your Time, and Toni Morrison's Beloved.īanning books from classrooms and school libraries is nothing new, but it's recently become a topic of considerable political debate.Ī Tennessee school district drew national attention after banning Maus, a graphic novel about the Holocaust.
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