Intellectual Freedom News 10/15/2021

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Lawn Boy and Gender Queer: The Trend Toward Book Challenges: Although certain titles are trendy targets now, book challenges will be an issue for the long run. That’s because, ultimately, no book is the perfect fit for every reader, especially works that tackle difficult topics reflecting real-world circumstances. But one reader’s objection is not a license to restrict all other readers from the book. Find helpful resources and tips on dealing with school library challenges to these two banned books in this guest post by Martha Hickson.

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