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"All Boys Aren't Blue" By George M. Johnson
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Join us for our first episode where we discuss the "pornographic" book that started the cascade of censorship in a Florida community: "All Boys Aren't Blue" by Geroge M. Johnson. Buy a copy here: All Boys Aren't Blue on Apple Books
Courtney and Jennifer, two moms against censorship, recall the student-led protest in adovcacy for this book that was met by rage-filled, cos-playing, GI Joe anti-protestors and even a homophobic "pastor" that rushed a group of high school students.
Sources:
- ALA Reports Book Bans Doubled From 2021 to 2022 | Kirkus Reviews by Michael Schaub, Pen America
All Boys Aren’t Blue, a 2021 Top Ten Title - Intellectual Freedom Blog by Nia Themakis
- Banned Books: Author George M. Johnson on the need to tell all people's stories by Reena Advani and Rachel Treisman, NPR
- Demonstrators Face Off Before and During Flagler School Board Meeting - AskFlagler by Chris Gollon, photos by Stephen Helfrich
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