The list includes the modern classic Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Khaled Hosseini's acclaimed novel The Kite Runner and Sally Rooney's bestselling Normal People. Meanwhile, the Brevard chapter has challenged 41 books in school libraries, saying they violate state pornography statutes, reported. The full list of challenged books can be viewed here.

The Moms for Liberty chapter in Florida's Indian River County challenged more than 150 books in November last year, but the Indian River County School Board later voted to remove only five: Blanketsby Craig Thompson, Triangles by Ellen Hopkins, Girl 2 Girl by Julie Peters, Deogratias: A Tale by Alexis Siegel and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Florida enacted a new law earlier this year that allows parents to raise objections to books they deem inappropriate. People and members of the 'Moms For Liberty' Association, attend a campaign event for Jacqueline Rosario on October 16, 2022. This week, the group said it had endorsed 270 candidates running in school board elections who will promote those efforts. Moms for Liberty formed last year and has become known since then for its opposition to critical race theory in public schools, and its efforts to get books with LGBTQ+ themes removed from school libraries. She has no teaching experience but leads the Brevard County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a conservative group that says it challenges 'short-sighted and destructive' policies in public schools. But as reported by The Daily Beast last week, some of those appointed to the group are conservative parents with a history of pushing for book bans.Ĭandidates with years of teaching and experience were passed over for self-nominated candidates like Michelle Beavers, the website reported. Ron DeSantis' administration then proceeded to assemble a council tasked with creating restrictions for public school libraries and to train school librarians to abide by the law. Florida enacted a new law earlier this year that allows parents to raise objections to books they deem inappropriate and to petition school districts to ban them.

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