#VelshiBannedBookClub: ‘#LawnBoy’ by #JonathanEvison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz1lxfYjRUo

#StopBanningBooks #books

Why yes, this is, still, in fact, #LawnBoy
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RT @chipublib
#LawnBoy has been banned in school districts across 12 states and challenged across 19, including Illinois. Statistics like these are the reason why CPL is a #BookStanctuary.

Want to help?
Read #BannedBooks: http://bit.ly/CPLFreedomToRead
Become a sanctuary: http://booksanctuary.org

If you're just a teeny bit filled with rage today about how the world is going, maybe show the wannabe book banners you defy them: #LawnBoy--outrageously on many of the "most banned" lists (which are inherently outrageous) in the U.S.--is a #kindle deal.
https://t.co/kW2WzufeCK

Hannah Natanson: A mom wrongly said the book showed pedophilia. School libraries banned it. How misinformation about “Lawn Boy,” a book that was never intended for children, made it the second-most contested book last year.

Gift (free) article from The Washington Post:
https://wapo.st/3HRQBHr#homophobia #bookbanning #publicschools #lawnboy

Hannah Natanson: A mom wrongly said the book showed pedophilia. School libraries banned it. How misinformation about “Lawn Boy,” a book that was never intended for children, made it the second-most contested book last year.

Gift (free) article from The Washington Post:
https://wapo.st/3HRQBHr#homophobia #bookbanning #publicschools #lawnboy