National Book Award winner, Elizabeth Acevedo has had two books challenged. The most recent is Poet X in December, 2023. The other was Clap When You Land, as recent at November 2023.
Acevedo on book bans:
“It just makes me realize the different ways they try to disempower folks and disempower communities who are trying to say that not only do we exist, but we should be allowed joy;”
“We should be allowed stories that show us in our fullness. It makes me realize that at many different levels, we are being attacked.”
“There’s a huge underestimation about what you need to be protected against, because somehow The Hunger Games is still in school, so kids can kill each other and that’s OK, but if you write about a queer character, if you write about anything having to do with sexuality, that’s not OK? What are we saying? What are we protecting kids from? It makes me really angry that they’re trying to push y’all not to be critical thinkers and try to “protect” y’all when they’re really just doing you a disservice.”
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Next book: [I am wating patiently.]
Last Book: Family Lore (Ecco, 2023)
