School library books removed after TX state legislator inquiry

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And Tango Makes Three

door Justin Richardson

2,525 leden

310 besprekingen

½ 4.5

5 Members: dara85, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, sqr3cls3
Verklaringen: aspirit: Have read. Recommend to all ages.

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Middlesex

door Jeffrey Eugenides

27,149 leden

631 besprekingen

4.1

3 Members: ahef1963, steller0707, sqr3cls3

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

door Isabel Wilkerson

4,190 leden

163 besprekingen

½ 4.4

3 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, sqr3cls3

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Drama: A Graphic Novel

door Raina Telgemeier

2,943 leden

127 besprekingen

3.9

3 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3
Verklaringen: aspirit: want to read

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Cemetery Boys

door Aiden Thomas

1,942 leden

67 besprekingen

4.2

3 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3
Verklaringen: aspirit: Have read. Would recommend to maybe ages 12+.

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The Gravity of Us

door Phil Stamper

572 leden

13 besprekingen

½ 3.5

3 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Flamer

door Mike Curato

359 leden

27 besprekingen

½ 4.3

3 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3
Verklaringen: aspirit: Have read. Would recommend to adolescents. CN: homophobia, suicidal ideation

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V voor vendetta

door Alan Moore

10,512 leden

190 besprekingen

4.2

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Tussen de wereld en mij

door Ta-Nehisi Coates

7,749 leden

368 besprekingen

½ 4.4

2 Members: steller0707, sqr3cls3

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They Both Die at the End

door Adam Silvera

5,513 leden

137 besprekingen

4

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

door Michelle Alexander

5,299 leden

139 besprekingen

½ 4.4

2 Members: steller0707, sqr3cls3

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How to Be an Antiracist

door Ibram X. Kendi

4,070 leden

99 besprekingen

4.2

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Ik geef je de zon

door Jandy Nelson

3,535 leden

165 besprekingen

½ 4.3

2 Members: aspirit, sqr3cls3
Verklaringen: aspirit: Have read. Would recommend to YA readers.

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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

door Ibram X. Kendi

2,967 leden

65 besprekingen

½ 4.5

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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So you want to talk about race

door Ijeoma Oluo

2,731 leden

87 besprekingen

½ 4.5

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Citizen: An American Lyric

door Claudia Rankine

2,022 leden

68 besprekingen

½ 4.3

2 Members: steller0707, sqr3cls3

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This One Summer

door Mariko Tamaki

1,961 leden

147 besprekingen

½ 3.7

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Melissa

door Alex Gino

1,948 leden

273 besprekingen

4.2

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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New Kid

door Jerry Craft

1,861 leden

139 besprekingen

½ 4.3

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

door Chris Crutcher

1,540 leden

71 besprekingen

4.1

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Red at the Bone

door Jacqueline Woodson

1,386 leden

66 besprekingen

3.9

2 Members: steller0707, sqr3cls3

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If I Was Your Girl

door Meredith Russo

1,193 leden

60 besprekingen

4

2 Members: dara85, sqr3cls3

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Rainbow Boys

door Alex Sanchez

1,154 leden

29 besprekingen

½ 3.7

2 Members: dara85, sqr3cls3

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Pet

door Akwaeke Emezi

1,075 leden

43 besprekingen

4.1

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Geography Club

door Brent Hartinger

1,066 leden

45 besprekingen

½ 3.6

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Seks en zo

door Robie H. Harris

985 leden

24 besprekingen

½ 4.3

2 Members: aspirit, sqr3cls3
Verklaringen: aspirit: Given as reading in a homeschool assignment. Might be best for children who have already noticeably started puberty (or when most of the class has) as the lessons can be overwhelming to someone not yet familiar with any of it.

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Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

door Mariko Tamaki

952 leden

51 besprekingen

4

2 Members: aspirit, sqr3cls3
Verklaringen: aspirit: Have read. It's an interesting perspective of somewhat-liberal urban life today. CN: alcohol abuse, depressive symptons

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Openly Straight

door Bill Konigsberg

769 leden

43 besprekingen

3.9

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Rainbow High

door Alex Sanchez

713 leden

8 besprekingen

½ 3.7

2 Members: dara85, sqr3cls3

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This Book Is Gay

door Juno Dawson

708 leden

17 besprekingen

½ 3.7

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family

door Garrard Conley

660 leden

17 besprekingen

½ 3.5

2 Members: dara85, sqr3cls3

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Class Act

door Jerry Craft

610 leden

29 besprekingen

½ 4.3

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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The Magic Fish: A Graphic Novel

door Trung Le Nguyen

580 leden

34 besprekingen

½ 4.4

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Spinning

door Tillie Walden

580 leden

24 besprekingen

3.8

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Reverie

door Ryan La Sala

485 leden

20 besprekingen

½ 3.3

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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The Music of What Happens

door Bill Konigsberg

408 leden

19 besprekingen

4

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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The Devouring Gray

door Christine Lynn Herman

408 leden

20 besprekingen

3.8

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Hurricane Child

door Kacen Callender

408 leden

21 besprekingen

½ 3.6

2 Members: aspirit, sqr3cls3

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Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

door Christine Baldacchino

377 leden

44 besprekingen

4.2

2 Members: aspirit, sqr3cls3
Verklaringen: aspirit: Want to read

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Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World

door Ashley Herring Blake

369 leden

16 besprekingen

½ 4.3

2 Members: aspirit, sqr3cls3
Verklaringen: aspirit: Want to read

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Moonstruck, Vol. 1: Magic to Brew

door Grace Ellis

366 leden

25 besprekingen

½ 3.5

2 Members: aspirit, sqr3cls3
Verklaringen: aspirit: Have read. Not sure what's seen as inappropriate for students. Magic? Supernatural characters? The sweet F/F romance? Or is it close friendships and friendly coworkers?

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The House You Pass on the Way

door Jacqueline Woodson

364 leden

12 besprekingen

½ 3.5

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Odd One Out

door Nic Stone

351 leden

14 besprekingen

½ 3.6

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3

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Lawn Boy

door Jonathan Evison

345 leden

22 besprekingen

3.9

2 Members: aspirit, sqr3cls3
Verklaringen: aspirit: Have read. Might have been a favorite if I could have read it as a teen. Addresses classism and forms of bigotry.

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Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

door Rob Sanders

315 leden

20 besprekingen

4.2

2 Members: aspirit, sqr3cls3
Verklaringen: aspirit: Have read. Child and I enjoyed learning about the giant flag in NYC. CN: Mention of real death.

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