Por: Newsweek Life September 24, 2022
Some of the biggest titles in classic and modern literature have been banned in schools and libraries around the United States, including The Handmaid's Tale, Girls Who Code, and more.PEN America, an organization that advocates for free expression in literature, recently updated the nationwide index that lists every book banned in the 2021-22 school year.The index came out on Monday, the start of Banned Books Week, and listed 1,648 titles... + full article
PennLive USA Nation September 29, 2022
The Central York School District last year garnered national attention amid a s in school libraries.The existence of the book ban depended on where you stood: Students and community groups said the district banned some 300 books, the majority of them featuring characters of... + más
Book ban debate intensifies between Girls Who Code and conservative group | Newsweek
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Newsweek USA Nation September 28, 2022
Four books from the Girls Who Code series, which follows a group of young girls in a coding club at school, were some of the 1,648 titles on PEN America's nationwide index of books banned in the 2021-22 school year, which sparked a new debate on book bans.Updated by the... + más
Furious debate over a book ban reignites in central Pa. school district | PennLive
UN: Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools 'shameful' | ABC News
WPTV USA Nation September 27, 2022
Books across the U.S. are being banned at schools.In Pennsylvania, protestors took to the street dressed as the covers of books they say are the most challenged, WFMZ-TV reported.For protest organizer Kate Nazemi, she told the news outlet that it feels like censorship.These... + más
Chicago Tribune USA Entertainment September 26, 2022
A glass shelf displaying some of the most notable challenged books in the country adorns the entryway of the Chicago Public Library’s Lincoln Belmont branch. The books are surrounded by yellow tape and red signs that inevitably steer the attention of those who walk inside to... + más
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Books are being used to ostracize LGBTQ+ youth. Here’s what we can do about it | Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel USA Opinion September 24, 2022
Banned Books Week (Sept. 18-24) is an annual event celebrating the freedom and constitutional right to read, especially in the classroom. Since the event launched in 1982, its goal has been to draw attention to censorship. But this year, the main focus is an extreme uptick in... + más
Author speaks out as his book becomes one of the most banned in the US | ABC News
After fans dismiss it as 'pretty gross,' Netflix drops LGBTQ tag for 'Dahmer' series | Los Angeles Times
The Boston Globe USA Life September 19, 2022
Keep your eyes peeled (and your minds open): Sept. 18-24 is Banned Books Week, and a group of bookstores is hiding free copies of banned and challenged books around Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard.Because the stores want these books to be found, it’s not so much a treasure... + más
Book ban efforts surging in 2022, library association says | ABC News
Book ban efforts surging in 2022, library association says | Associated Press
ABC News USA World September 18, 2022
ISLAMABAD -- The United Nations on Sunday called for Afghanistan's rulers to reopen schools to girls in grades 7-12, calling the anniversary of their exclusion from high school “shameful.”The U.N. said it is increasingly concerned that the policy, together with other... + más
State turnaround school district shrinking with likely exit of two schools | The Advocate
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