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The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association

Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez

Texas’s Book Censorship Hysteria: An interview with Ashley Hope Pérez

Ashley Hope Pérez responds to the recent censorship of her award-winning book Out of Darkness in Lake Travis ISD and Leander ISD, Texas.

October 21, 2021October 22, 2021 Jamie Gregory Censorship, Diversity, Education, General Interest, School Libraries

Photo of Nikki Grimes

Happy Birthday, Nikki Grimes!

Nikki Grimes, award winning poet and author of books for children and adults, was born on October 20, 1950.

October 20, 2021March 17, 2022 Kellyanne Burbage Authors, Banned and Challenged Books, Education, General Interest