This is not Texas or the deep south. This is suburban Philly. The news media covers book bans in Texas and Florida but PA leads the nation in book banning. 3 weeks ago this quietly passed. 3 weeks from now, when schools open, these books, as well as dozens of others, won't be on the shelves of Central Buck District libraries. They should all be required reading and were when most of us grew up.
A Wrinkle in Time
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
The Handmaid's Tale
The Catcher in the Rye
Of Mice and Men
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Forever
The Kite Runner
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Giver
The Outsiders
Thirteen Reasons Why Harry Potter series
George
The Hate U Give
The Grapes of Wrath
The Color Purple
The Lord of the Flies
1984
Song of Solomon The Call of the Wild
The Lord of the Rings
Bridge to Terabithia
Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Pennsylvania is sort 9f notorious for being full people with extreme notions. That's why it's the setting for the hilarious Chevy Chase/Dan Ackroyd/John Candy/Demi Moore 1991 film "Nothing but Trouble."
I was appalled on my recent visit to Pa. Most of the state has become a shithole. I don't believe it was like that when I was growing up.
I taught a number of those in York County, PA, far from liberal area - I can only imagine how it has changed in 10ish years since I left teaching. The whole country heard about Dover school district in the 90's for intelligent design. That cost the district about 1.5 million- it would have been 3 million, but those parents suing just took lawyer fees and forcing the Public school from teaching it. I can only guess how current SCROTUS would react to that.
And then they call progressives the cancel culture?