From Angelou to Vonnegut, Florida schools pulled hundreds of books last year
according to a Florida Department of Education list. PEN America, a free speech advocacy group, estimates that 4,561 books ...
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The 2 states that banned the most books during the last school year
The report comes during Banned Books Week, which first began in 1982 to raise awareness about the importance of free and ...
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'Anti-trans bias': Florida school district met with blowback for banning LGBTQ+ book
Escambia, Florida's westernmost county, has been a hot spot for book banning. It's drawn two notable federal First Amendment lawsuits, including one from PEN America and Penguin Random House.
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Anne Frank’s diary, ‘Schindler’s List’ among titles at center of major Florida book-ban lawsuit
(JTA) – A Florida school district heading to court ... literary speech activist group PEN America, local parents and several bestselling authors argues that the district’s book bans ...
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Jodi Picoult novel the most banned book in US schools; Atwood, Alice Walker close behind
Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel Nineteen Minutes, a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in ...