574 books removed from Monroe County [TN] Schools libraries - local news channel gets list in open records request

[essentialsaltes]

10News filed an open records request for a list of the 574 titles pulled to comply with Tennessee's Age-Appropriate Materials Act, which recently went into effect this summer after the law was amended in 2024.

Some books included classics like "To Kill a Mockingbird." Others were highlighted nationally as the target of book bans, such as "The 57 Bus" and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Other titles are usually studied in classrooms, including "Of Mice and Men," "Fahrenheit 451," "Lord of the Flies," and "The Outsiders."

Grapes of Wrath
Hidden Figures
Hunger Games
Twilight
Animal Farm
Aztec, Inca, and Maya
Brave New World
Calvin and Hobbes

 

[durangodawood]

....
Grapes of Wrath
Hidden Figures
Hunger Games
Twilight
Animal Farm
Aztec, Inca, and Maya
Brave New World
Calvin and Hobbes

Not one of those books in your list is about making America great again. Some are in fact downright dour and counter-triumphant.

 

[Mark Quayle]

10News filed an open records request for a list of the 574 titles pulled to comply with Tennessee's Age-Appropriate Materials Act, which recently went into effect this summer after the law was amended in 2024.

Some books included classics like "To Kill a Mockingbird." Others were highlighted nationally as the target of book bans, such as "The 57 Bus" and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Other titles are usually studied in classrooms, including "Of Mice and Men," "Fahrenheit 451," "Lord of the Flies," and "The Outsiders."

Grapes of Wrath
Hidden Figures
Hunger Games
Twilight
Animal Farm
Aztec, Inca, and Maya
Brave New World
Calvin and Hobbes

Any citations of age appropriateness/inappropriateness?

 

[essentialsaltes]

Any citations of age appropriateness/inappropriateness?

The document only has titles and authors, and the school referred questions to the 'legislative sponsors' of the bill.

 

[RileyG]

10News filed an open records request for a list of the 574 titles pulled to comply with Tennessee's Age-Appropriate Materials Act, which recently went into effect this summer after the law was amended in 2024.

Some books included classics like "To Kill a Mockingbird." Others were highlighted nationally as the target of book bans, such as "The 57 Bus" and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Other titles are usually studied in classrooms, including "Of Mice and Men," "Fahrenheit 451," "Lord of the Flies," and "The Outsiders."

Grapes of Wrath
Hidden Figures
Hunger Games
Twilight
Animal Farm
Aztec, Inca, and Maya
Brave New World
Calvin and Hobbes

Yeah, I read "To Kill a Mockingbird" "Of Mice and Men" "Fahrenheit 451" and "Animal Farm" all in high school as was required by the English curriculum.

Maybe banning books will get students interested in reading, which I said before, IS A GOOD THING

It's counterproductive, eh?

 

[MotoToTheMax]

Calvin and Hobbes? How in the world is that ban worthy?
Those compilations were incredibly helpful developing my vocabulary growing up.

 

[RileyG]

Calvin and Hobbes? How in the world is that ban worthy?
Those compilations were incredibly helpful developing my vocabulary growing up.

People can get offended by anything these days *shrugs*

 

[Nithavela]

Calvin and Hobbes? How in the world is that ban worthy?
Those compilations were incredibly helpful developing my vocabulary growing up.

It promotes critical thinking and even worse: entertaining yourself with your own fantasy. That's no good, children need to consume to support the economy.

 

[ozso]

10News filed an open records request for a list of the 574 titles pulled to comply with Tennessee's Age-Appropriate Materials Act, which recently went into effect this summer after the law was amended in 2024.

Some books included classics like "To Kill a Mockingbird." Others were highlighted nationally as the target of book bans, such as "The 57 Bus" and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Other titles are usually studied in classrooms, including "Of Mice and Men," "Fahrenheit 451," "Lord of the Flies," and "The Outsiders."

Grapes of Wrath
Hidden Figures
Hunger Games
Twilight
Animal Farm
Aztec, Inca, and Maya
Brave New World
Calvin and Hobbes

This is a mixed bag between liberal and conservative. To Kill A Mockingbird - liberals no likey. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower - conservatives no likey.

 

[ozso]

Calvin and Hobbes? How in the world is that ban worthy?
Those compilations were incredibly helpful developing my vocabulary growing up.

There's a Robot Chicken version of that, depicting Calvin as being very mentally unstable. I'd love to post the video but I think it's probably too close to inappropriate for CF.

 

[Mark Quayle]

There's a Robot Chicken version of that, depicting Calvin as being very mentally unstable. I'd love to post the video but I think it's probably too close to inappropriate for CF.

Lol, Calvin and Hobbes, even in the name, are decidedly according to a Christian theme and mindset.

 

[Belk]

This is a mixed bag between liberal and conservative. To Kill A Mockingbird - liberals no likey. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower - conservatives no likey.

They don't?

 

[Hans Blaster]

Calvin and Hobbes? How in the world is that ban worthy?
Those compilations were incredibly helpful developing my vocabulary growing up.

Life is brutal, short, and predetermined.

 

[durangodawood]

Life is brutal, short, and predetermined.

Well, its definitely short.

 

[RileyG]

This is a mixed bag between liberal and conservative. To Kill A Mockingbird - liberals no likey. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower - conservatives no likey.

I’ve read both as a teen and turned out ok

 

[RileyG]

They don't?

I wouldn’t say liberals, some don’t like the n word used in it, or the plot makes some people uncomfortable, which is literally the point of the book.

 

[RileyG]

Life is brutal, short, and predetermined.

Sounds very Calvinistic, eh?

 

[Hans Blaster]

Sounds very Calvinistic, eh?

That's the idea. A bit of Calvin and a bit of Hobbes.

 

[RileyG]

That's the idea. A bit of Calvin and a bit of Hobbes.

Ah, I see what you did there! nice!

 

[Mark Quayle]

Well, its definitely short.

Did you choose to be born? NO! It happened to you!