Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too)

-Each demand to ban a book is a demand to deny each person3s constitutionally protected right to choose and read books that raise important issues and lift up the voices of those who are often silenced.R CDeborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. In September 2021, the school board in York, Pennsylvania, voted to remove a record-breaking number of books from school libraries in its community. The Panther Anti-Racist Union (PARU) at Central York High School, comprised of four students and two advisors, successfully fought the ban by organizing protests, speaking at school board meetings, and participating in media interviews to raise awareness. In Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too), the members of PARUCChristina Ellis, Renee Ellis, Edha Gupta, Ben Hodge, Patricia A. Jackson, Olivia PituchCgive actionable advice on how to respond to book challenges that happen in your school and community. Learn how to push ba