1aspirit
Happy National Library Week (USA)!
I would be happier if any public libraries I'm familiar with were able to focus on celebrating instead of on survival or, in the worst cases, closing down because of book banning groups.
ALA is doing what it can to keep up its traditions. The annual top ten list of aversely targeted books (documented) has been released along with its "State of the Libraries" report.
Some of these books are repeats from previous years.
1. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
2. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
3. This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson
4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
5. Flamer by Mike Curato
6. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
7/8. (tie) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
7/8. (tie) Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
9. Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan
10. Sold by Patricia McCormick
Editorial News Summary: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/947...
I would be happier if any public libraries I'm familiar with were able to focus on celebrating instead of on survival or, in the worst cases, closing down because of book banning groups.
ALA is doing what it can to keep up its traditions. The annual top ten list of aversely targeted books (documented) has been released along with its "State of the Libraries" report.
Some of these books are repeats from previous years.
1. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
2. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
3. This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson
4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
5. Flamer by Mike Curato
6. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
7/8. (tie) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
7/8. (tie) Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
9. Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan
10. Sold by Patricia McCormick
Editorial News Summary: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/947...
3PaperbackPirate
I loved All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson. He said at the end he wished when he was a kid that he had a book like it, and that his wish now is that it could help at least one person.
