Banned Books
This award-winning novel, set in an dystopian America known as the Republic of Gilead was banned in a high school in Georgia for "vulgarity and sexual undertones".
What is The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Does book-banning:
A) promote creativity in children
b) stifle creativity in children
c) all of the above
Telling the story of a young boy growing up in Afghanistan from the fall of the nation's monarchy to the rise of the taliban, this book was banned from Grapevine-Colleyville ISD for its depictions of racism and ethnic cleansing.
What is The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini?
Does book-banning:
a) promote critical thinking
b) discourages critical thinking
Banned in Texarkana ISD, the books story follows two teenage boys who have 24 hours to live on Earth, and team up to try and make the most of their time left. This book was banned because of the LGBTQIA+ characters.
What is They Both Die in The End by Adam Silvera
Does book-banning:
a) promote different persectives
b) discourage understanding new perspectives
c) Idk
b) discourage understanding new perspectives
Banned in multiple states, this story follows a young boy tasked with carrying the worlds memories so that his so-called 'utopian' society doesn't have to.
What is The Giver by Lois Lowry
Does book-banning protect children?
What is 'no'?
Banned in Conroe ISD, this book follows the two main characters, Eleanor and Park, as they navigate falling in love for the first time while also finding themselves.
What is Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
How can you stop book-banning?
a) vote in your states elections on education matters
b) attend your district's school board meetings
c) a&b
c) a&b