Have you read any of the books pictured above? Would you like to? Are they on the shelves in your classroom or in your local or school library?
If you’ve been reading the news, it might not surprise you to learn that these titles are the Top 10 Banned Books of 2021. As you can see, most of the targeted books were by or about Black and L.G.B.T.Q. people. What is your reaction to that?
According to the American Library Association, attempts to ban books in the United States surged last year to the highest level since the organization began tracking book challenges 20 years ago. And those fights only seem to be escalating in 2022: so far this year, there have been attempts to ban or restrict access to 1,651 different titles.
Read more at the New York Times.