MAY 15---DISCUSSION BANNED BOOKS
This might be interesting reading for the meeting:
MAY 15---DISCUSSION BANNED BOOKS
According to Goodreads . . . Felix Love has never been in love—and, yes, he’s painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what it’s like and why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone. What’s worse is that, even though he is proud of his identity, Felix also secretly fears that he’s one marginalization too many—Black, queer, and transgender—to ever get his own happily-ever-after. When an anonymous student begins sending him transphobic messages—after publicly posting Felix’s deadname alongside images of him before he transitioned—Felix comes up with a plan for revenge. What he didn’t count on: his catfish scenario landing him in a quasi–love triangle.... But as he navigates his complicated feelings, Felix begins a journey of questioning and self-discovery that helps redefine his most important relationship: how he feels about himself. Felix Ever After is an honest and layered story about identity, falling in love, and recognizing the love you d...
Another link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/13-banned-ya-novels-we-love/
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ReplyDeleteI would argue that creating a banned book list is a good thing. The controversy and discussion actually inspire people to read more books. However, in the current world, the idea of banning books would seem to be a moot point. The actual number of students and reading books and the number of books read would appear to be a very small percentage of the overall population. With that being said the real issue with the banned books list is that it is just a starting point. If books are allowed to be banned without protest, what would be the next media source would be banned or censored?
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