Apr 20 2023
A new PEN America report documents how state legislation across the country is driving an alarming spike in book bans in schools. The report, Banned in the USA: State Laws Supercharge Book Suppression in Schools, expands on two previous PEN America reports tracking the intensifying wave of book bans and laws aimed at limiting access to school and library books. Since July 2021, when PEN America began tracking public school book bans, the organization recorded more than 4,000 bans books through December 2022, including 1,477 individual book bans affecting 874 unique titles during the first half of the 2022-23 school year—a 28% increase over the previous six months.
The Roaring Days of Zora Lily
by Noelle Salazar
A glittering novel of family, love, ambition, and self discovery by the bestselling author of The Flight Girls.
Alfie and Me
by Carl Safina
A moving account of raising, then freeing, an orphaned screech owl. Three starred reviews!
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