Our New Banned Books Collection for teens and young adults is just in time for
Back-to-School & Banned Book Week.
Written by Malcolm X's daughter, thois middle-grade novel protrays the formative teenage years of Betty Shabazz - before she became a powerful voice in the civil righs movement. Its a Story of Friendship, faith, and finding your voice.
Recommended for:
Middle school readers, youth history programs, girls leadership initiatives, and anyone learning about Black female icons.
Why It's Been Challenged
A groundbreaking debut from Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, "The Bluest Eye" is a haunting novel that explores race, beauty, and identity in America. |First published in 1970, it tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, a young Black girl who believes that possessing blue eyes will make her loved and accepted.
Why it's challenged
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