On Banning a Book about Book Banning: Read 24 in 2024 Banned Book Challenge
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- čas přidán 20. 06. 2024
- I discuss the recent challenge in a county in Florida to Alan Gratz's middle grade book, BAN THIS BOOK. The challenge resulted in the Board of Education voting 3-2 to remove the novel from its elementary and middle school libraries. Although the challenger claimed that there was sexual. content in the book, there is, in fact, no sexual content anywhere in the book. The book had previously been vetted and approved twice by a committee of school officials and parents, first when it was purchased and second, when it was challenged by a parent. This committee voted to include the book in the district's elementary and middle school libraries. A Board of Education of five members, voting 3 to 2, removed the book from all school libraries.
Sources:
Gratz, Alan. Ban This Book. A Starscape Book, 2017.
Hawkinson, Katie. “Stranger Than Fiction: Florida School Board Bans a Book About Book Bans after Moms for Liberty Crusade.” Independent.co.uk. Wed. 12 June 2024.
Maxwell, Scott. “Yup, Florida School Board Bans a Book about Banning Books.” Tampa Bay Times. June 18, 2024.
Riley, John. “Children’s Novel ‘Ban This Book’ Banned by Florida School District. Metro Weekly. June 19, 2024.
Soule, Douglas. “‘Challenges Our Authority’: School Board in Florida Bans Book About Book Bans. U.S.A. Today. June 12, 2024.
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“Moms for Liberty.” The hypocrisy of that name! Thank you for making me aware of this.
Hi Joshua! Doesn’t it make you want to cringe?
The mind boggles. I think this sort of nonsense is far more prevalent in the USA that here in the UK. A sad reflection on the modern world.
I think you’re right. This seems to be a uniquely American phenomenon right now.
Hello Pat, What’s happening in Florida is absurd! The parents who object to the banning of these books should be required to write a book report and be graded on each book they want to ban. The grading should include grammar, logic and civics. Great video an important topic. Aloha friend.
Hi Marilyn. It is absurd and infuriating. Thank you for this thoughtful response. Hope you’re doing well, my friend.
louder for the people in the back👏👏👏
Really!! Thanks.☺
Encourages Activism. The fact that that is a possible criteria for objecting and banning a book is so pathetic and concerning. Great vid and discussion Pat and bringing this book to my attention
It’s just a sweet kids’ book on an important topic. The fact that it’s now banned in one county is very disturbing.
That’s why I’ll be writing to them to ban the Declaration of Independence! God Save The King.
@@GenreBooks23 Well, you just made me laugh out loud. Thank you, Gavin!😂
Thank you, Pat. 📚
Thanks for watching, Laura!
How ironic and infuriating. It sounds like a great book. Congratulations on reaching over 1,000 subscribers! 🎉
It really is infuriating. Thank you, Heather. 🥰
Thanks so much for drawing my attention to both this book and the fact that it’s been challenged and banned. That this book is in the crosshairs of the book banning fascists speaks volumes. I will be ordering the book for my middle-school-aged niece immediately.
Perfect, Meryl! And thank you for being here on my channel! 🥰
You warmed my heart with your discussion of Amy and of the middle school's banned book. Loved it. We always challenged this issue at our dear OKS.
Oh Helen, I’m so glad to see you here on my channel. We never faced the likes of this insanity at our dear OKS!
I think the fact that one of the board members explicitly mentioned that the book challenged their authority when voting to remove it speaks volumes.
Yes! Exactly! Frightening, no?
Staggering. Just staggering that certain adults feel threatened by something as innocuous as this book. Parts of our world have completely mad. Great video 😊
You are right, Debs! Parts of the world have gone mad!
If something like this was on a TV show, it would be so absurd as to be unbelievable. The fact that it occurred is very scary. I love how groups like Moms for Liberty name themselves in a total opposite way to their actions. I live in Connecticut. Arguably the most liberal state in the US. But attempts to ban books have reached here. The infernal Moms for Liberty have been here. Scares the crap out of me
Hi Stuart. It really is quite terrifying. I've read a lot of these banned books for this project. This is truly the most absurd case I've discovered so far.
Another brilliant thought-provoking and engaging video 🤔 Thank you. 💕
Thank you, Corinne! I really appreciate your watching and commenting. This case was beyond infuriating.
Thanks for the gift idea for all the children in my life!
Great idea, Nicole! 🥰
Thank you for putting this book on my radar!
Thank you for watching, Michael!
Great video and excellent points. Sadly not surprising yet again people who haven’t read the book 😳 the amount of time these people take up is utterly ridiculous. Just imagine how much could be accomplished at school board meetings if they stopped wasting peoples time 🤔
Oh yes, Elaine, yes! You are so right!
Well that was infuriating.
Right? This is the most absurd case of all that I’ve explored so far in this challenge.
It's so absurd. I love the idea of a "banned book locker library" Now I want to read this book! I cannot figure out where the liberty factors in with Moms For Liberty. The liberty to be ignorant?!
Exactly! This challenger had not read the book, which is beyond frustrating. This one was totally enraging. Oh, by the way, Gratz dedicates the book to librarians everywhere! 🥰
I saw this video and I was like “I READ THAT!!!”
And clicked on this video
That’s what I felt when I heard on the news that this book had been banned. I thought, “I need to read this book!” Thanks for checking out my video AND this book!🥰
I’ve just ordered it. Centering on _From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler_ feels like a stroke of genius to me. I loved that book.
Thank you, David, for ordering the book! 🥰
Thank you for the great video! I’m glad it was recommended to me!
Thank you for watching!
Im not american but this book ban is ridiculous. Im glad you shared this book cz i will check it out and read it
I think you will see it’s a book about a little kid who draws comfort from reading and being in the library. And she takes a stand when her favorite book is removed from the library.
How ridiculous. These moms for liberty, are they not activists themselves? Do they not want kids to be like them? If so, maybe that’s where we can find some common ground…
On another note, congratulations on swishing by the 1000 subscriber mark! Well over, just like that! Very well deserved! I hope you’ll celebrate at least a little 😊⭐️
Thank you, Ellen. Many of my former students and their families pushed me over the 1000 mark. 🥰 It was a very emotional day. That’s a great point about this group of activists! Excellent!
@@BookChatWithPat8668 Oh how cool! 😄 That’s awesome!
@@ellenmadebookclub yes, very heartwarming, for sure. 🥰
I read this book a few months ago and loved it!
I loved it too! 🥰
I loved it too!
For pity's sake, Clay county appears so often in the challenged lists 😡.I saw the kids book 'Arthur's Birthday' was challenged (also florida) a few months ago for a similar excuse because they played a kids version of spin the bottle... These objections say more about the people raising the objections than the books! Great video, keep fighting the good fight!
It’s completely out of control. The late night comedians had a field day this week about this book ban.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I don't get it, this month is proving to be a goldmine for me getting through challenged books what with me doing LGBTQ+ read's. So tiring...
@@vens_book_corner oh absolutely. They’re all challenged! It’s sickening.
Yes, I think one guy in Clay County challenged hundreds of books by himself. At least in this case, the board voted to keep this book.
OUTSTANDING, Pat! I'm so glad you read and discussed this one! What irony! The hipocrasy is STUNNING! Great video, my friend! Watch out for those Bare-Bottomed Hob-Goblins!!! 😂
Thank you, Reney! This one really is absurd. And yes, I had trouble saying the goblin part with a straight face! 😂
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I don't think I could have done it! LOL
@@BeyondBooks-wt5il I’m laughing now just thinking about it! 😂
So sad… some of the books you listed were my favorites as a child ☹️ but this one sounds lovely.
Hi Nicky. It’s a totally innocuous book. There was no reason for this to be challenged except that it mentions all the other books that have been challenged. It’s absurd.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I literally cannot imagine anyone challenging Roald Dahl’s children’s books. It really is absurd.
@@MyMessyBookshelf it really is. Makes me feel like the world has gone mad.
Moms for Liberty “The loudest advocates”. I am reminded of the phrase “empty vessels make the most noise.”
Oh that’s perfect, Gavin! Thank you!
Makes me think of set theory in maths... if all the empty sets are in a set. It is a complicated business banning books. Obviously we can all decide to ban a book from ourselves by simply not reading it. So, banning books is really one person not letting someone else read a book. Interesting and complex topic, particularly when it involves the young and when political parties choose a position.
Yes, that’s exactly it. We have a very small group here determining what everyone has the right to read-and they often haven’t even read the books they find to be objectionable.
I’m shocked this is happening as I thought that was a thing of the past
These are all great books and I’m fairly sure they’re all available in my local library
It’s an absurdly political thing in certain places in the country. Really horrifying.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 Hopefully it won’t succeed 🤞
SO many thoughts on this! The irony of banning this book. It sounds a really great book, such a great idea. I love middle grade books, although we tend to just call them "children's books" here. A great read is a great read, whatever form. I honestly don't understand the whole banning culture. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think we have it here. Historically the odd book that has been deemed offensive has been banned, of course. Also banning of Anne Frank's Dairy of a Young Girl upsets me. It's such an important book. Great video, yet again.
I think you are right, Helen, that this is a strangely American phenomenon at this time. It's only happening pervasively in some states, but where it is happening, I think it is having a devastating effect. There is NOTHING that could be deemed offensive in this book. It's about a little girl who learns to stand up for a cause, and she gains a voice in the process. The challenger claimed it had inappropriate sexual content. It does not. It has no sexual content it whatsoever. The author dedicates this book to librarians everywhere. In some of the places where this kind of challenging and banning is taking place, librarians are being pursued and attacked relentlessly. It's beyond disturbing....Thanks, as always, for watching and for commenting.
The world has gone mad. I am going to read this book to show support against this utter insanity - although it sounds great anyway.
@@helenclare3250 that’s exactly why I read it! I ordered it immediately after reading about this nonsense!