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In March 1999, The Bluest Eye was successfully banned from Baker High School language arts program in Baker City, Oregon, after multiple complaints from parents about the content of the book. [40] The original source of contention for this novel was the rape scene between Cholly and Pecola.
A group of Texas parents are banding together to push back on book bans in school districts across the state. The Texas Freedom to Read Project , a coalition of parents from across the state ...
Here are 50 books Texas parents have asked school districts to ban, nearly all of which deal with racism, sexuality
Texas is among the states with the most restrictions to books. Book challenges nearly tripled in the 2023-2024 school year nationwide. Texas is among the states with the most restrictions to books.
The Bluest Eye: Toni Morrison: Themes of racism, incest and child sexual abuse 1970 10 15 34 Bone (series) Jeff Smith: References to smoking, drinking and gambling: 1991–2004 16 — — The Boy Who Lost His Face: Louis Sachar: Themes of the occult, sexuality and bullying; profanity: 1989 — 92 46 Boys and Sex: Wardell Pomeroy: Sexual ...
[20] In 2021, the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom named it the third most banned and challenged book in the United States of the year; [20] it was the second most challenged book in 2022 [21] [22] and 2023. [23] [24] School boards in at least ten states have removed the book from their libraries. [4] [25] [26] [27 ...
Some of the books the parents want banned center on gay and trans youth such as “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and “Almost Perfect.” Other deal with race such as “The Bluest Eye” by Toni ...
But The Bluest Eye is also history, sociology, folklore, nightmare and music." [26] The novel did not sell well at first, but the City University of New York put The Bluest Eye on its reading list for its new Black studies department, as did other colleges, which boosted sales. [27] The book also brought Morrison to the attention of the ...