(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . What's your favorite book banned by the GOP? The Village 2-8-2023 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-02-08 And Give Them As Gifts! Salute to Books Banned by the GOP! Same old suspects— DeSantis didn’t think that list was large enough. He banned more books, esp. if not featuring white, male, CIS leads or writers But others like, Haymarket Books, meet the challenge. x We know that books can be dangerous to those in power, especially when they are in the hands of folks who are organizing to fight for liberation. That’s why we publish them. That's why they’re trying to ban them. https://t.co/LPn4bQiPbm — Haymarket Books (@haymarketbooks) February 7, 2023 When you lose Reader’s Digest, you’re not too conservative, you are Qrazy. 30 Banned Books You Should Probably Read Right Now Support banned books Whether it’s on the news or your Facebook feed, you’ve probably noticed comments about the rise in book banning in libraries and schools. The fight over censorship and banned books is nothing new, but there seems to be a fresh effort to purge the shelves of so-called edgy cultural commentary (as in Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You), uncomfortable interpretations of reality (such as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and the Holocaust book Maus), discussions of gender identity (as with George M. Johnson’s banned book All Boys Aren’t Blue) and provocative stories that could lead to political questioning (The Handmaid’s Tale, anyone?). Parents, school board members and activists have all been responsible for removing some of the best books of all time from bookshelves. Of course, sometimes book banning backfires. When a book is banned, readers wonder why. And some feel compelled to buy the restricted work as a vote for free speech—like the teens who’ve created banned book clubs in protest… [Culled by diarist, other banned standards include: The Call of the Wild by Jack London; The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank; Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak; Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; Go Ask Alice by Anonymous; I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou; and Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling The jury’s still out for banned books of 2022, but here are the top 10 most challenged books of 2021, according to the American Library Association: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. JohnsonList Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin www.rd.com/... Read those? Need a Bigger List? Meet the new suspects— The 50 most banned books in America During the 2021-2022 school year, more than 1,600 books were banned from school libraries. The bans affected 138 school districts in 32 states, according to a report from PEN America, an organization dedicated to protecting free expression in literature. And the number of bans are only increasing yearly. Texas and Florida lead the nation in book bans — a revelation that recently spurred Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot to call her city a "book sanctuary." But what are the most commonly banned books in America, and why are they considered controversial? Here are the 50 most commonly banned books in America from the 2021-2022 school year, with data supplied by PEN America. www.cbsnews.com/… [List includes How to be an Anti-Racist”. What a surprise.] Common Themes for New Book Bans— Dangerous... — ideas, women, black folks, anyone LGBTQ+, sexuality, violence "Gender Queer: A Memoir," by Maia Kobabe "All Boys Aren't Blue," by George M. Johnson "Out of Darkness," by Ashley Hope Pérez "The Bluest Eye," by Toni Morrison* "The Lawn Boy," by Jonathan Evison "The Hate U Give," by Angie Thomas "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," by Sherman Alexie "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl," by Jesse Andrews "Thirteen Reasons Why," by Jay Asher "Crank," by Ellen Hopkins "The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini "l8r, g8r," by Lauren Myracle "This Book is Gay," by Juno Dawson "Melissa (George)," by Alex Gino "Looking For Alaska," by John Green "Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out," by Susan Kuklin "Beloved," by Toni Morrison* "This One Summer," by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki "Drama: A Graphic Novel," by Raina Telgemeier "Flamer," by Mike Curato "Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts)," by L. C. Rosen "The Handmaid's Tale," by Margaret Atwood* "Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic," by Alison Bechdel "The Breakaways," by Cathy G. Johnson “Nineteen Minutes," by Jodi Picoult "All American Boys," by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky "Tricks," by Ellen Hopkins "More Happy Than Not," by Adam Silvera "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," by Jonathan Safran Foer "It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health," by Robie Harris "Monday's Not Coming," by Tiffany D. Jackson "A Court of Mist and Fury," by Sarah J. Maas "Sold," by Patricia McCormick "The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives," by Dashka Slater "Dear Martin," by Nic Stone "Speak," by Laurie Halse Anderson "Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen," by Jazz Jennings "Almost Perfect," by Brian Katcher “Real Live Boyfriends: Yes. Boyfriends, Plural. If My Life Weren't Complicated, I Wouldn't Be Ruby Oliver," by E. Lockhart “The Truth About Alice," by Jennifer Mathieu “Lucky," by Alice Sebold "Killing Mr. Griffin," by Lois Duncan “We Are the Ants," by Shaun David Hutchinson "I Am Jazz," by Jazz Jennings and Jessica Herthel "How to Be an Antiracist," by Ibram X. Kendi "Two Boys Kissing," by David Levithan "The Infinite Moment of Us," by Lauren Myracle "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You," by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds "And Tango Makes Three," by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell *Everything old is new again Sadly, it’s not just Florida or Texas. Books banned in schools in the U.S. 2021-2022, by state- by Amy Watson, Research expert, Nov 2, 2022 William Penn must be rolling in his grave. "Equivocation is half way to lying and lying the whole way to hell." — William Penn Books banned in schools in the U.S. 2021-2022, by state -by Amy Watson, Media Research Expert, Nov 2, 2022 Texas was the state with the highest number of books banned in schools in the United States between July 2021 and June 2022, with a total of 801 books banned in that period. Florida ranked second with over 560 book bans in school classrooms and libraries across the state, followed by Pennsylvania with 457. The books most likely to be banned or restricted were those which addressed LGBTQ+ topics and themes, or with protagonists or key characters identifying as LGBTQ+. www.statista.com/... x In Florida, you can carry a firearm without a permit. But a teacher carrying an “unvetted” book is felony? What kind of 1930’s Nazi Germany bullshit is this? — Lakota Man (@LakotaMan1) February 5, 2023 In the comment section, please feel free to: Tell us your favorite banned book OR a book that truly impacted your life positively. Today’s Poll The first tweet included 10 banned, great books like: To Kill a Mockingbird; The Catcher in the Rye; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Slaughterhouse-Five; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Lord of the Flies; Animal Farm; The Scarlet Letter; Nineteen Eighty-Four; and Fahrenheit 451. How many have your read? [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/8/2151619/-What-s-your-favorite-book-banned-by-the-GOP-The-Village-2-8-2023 Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/