Show Notes
Kelly and Erica discuss book censorship and get into some YA books out in September that you should TBR.
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News Greenville County Libraries (SC) ban all “trans” YA books from the teen section; will move to the adult section Katy Independent School District (TX) bans all books about “gender fluidity” in the district (& will require all book fairs to follow this policy, too)
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