The Education Trust Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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“Dreaming in Cuban” by Cristina García tells the deeply personal story of Celia del Pino & the women in her family as they deal w/ exile & emotional fallout from the Cuban Revolution. The book has been frequently banned & challenged for “obscenity”. #CantBeErased #WHM2023 https://t.co/bphq14hOZV

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Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson explores the immediate aftermath & emotional repercussions of sexual assault, along with the concept of consent. It has been frequently banned & challenged for “explicit sexual content”. #CantBeErased #WHM2023 https://t.co/rr9rAtZXEa

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Ellen Hopkins based her book “Crank” loosely around her daughter's struggle w/ drug addiction. The book is required reading in many high schools, however, it is often banned due to its depictions of drug use. #CantBeErased #WHM2023 https://t.co/4OvbgR9Juc

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“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker highlights the experiences of a rural Black women during the early 20th century, including domestic violence, poverty, racism, & sexism. The book is banned in Texas prisons. #CantBeErased #BannedBooks #WHM2023 https://t.co/d9ZtL2yHVe

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“Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison is about an unnamed Black man who tells you his life story in a racially divided society that refuses to see him as human. The award-wining book was deemed inappropriate & lacking "literary value" by a NC school district. #CantBeErased #BHM https://t.co/Ou3nN58N2f

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Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez has been banned in 24 school districts, according to @PENamerica. The young adult novel chronicles a love story between a teenage Mexican-American girl & a teenage African-American boy in 1930s New London, Texas. #CantBeErased #WHM2023 https://t.co/nXgGThq3Ko

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“This One Summer” by Mariko Tamaki is a coming-of-age story about two teenage friends who spend a summer discovering themselves & their sexuality. The book’s profanity & inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters has been a reason for its widespread censorship. #CantBeErased #WHM2023 https://t.co/uY4mTUAO1U

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Inspired by the #BlackLivesMatter movement, Angie Thomas released “The Hate U Give,” A book about a teen girl who witnesses her friend die by police brutality. The book has been banned in school libraries because it is thought to promote an anti-police message. #CantBeErased #BHM https://t.co/ooPXUAirGj

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“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is an autobiography about the early life of American writer & poet Maya Angelou. The book details her struggles with racism & trauma. It ranks as one of the most #BannedBooks in the U.S. #CantBeErased #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/iATfkXaYDp

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“Always Running, La Vida Loca, Gang Days in LA” by Luis Rodriguez has frequently been banned & challenged since it was published in 1993. The memoir goes over Rodriguez’s youth being involved in East LA gangs & how he escaped that lifestyle through art & politics. #CantBeErased https://t.co/KPOOrNX1wi