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This is Edgar Allen Paw helping me celebrate Bookstore Romance Day at @KicksMixBooks! 😻🐈‍⬛ ❤️ It was so great meeting authors and readers yesterday! Edgar is the BEST bookstore cat and gets bonus points for looking identical to the cat on the cover of Hot Dutch Daydream!

BANNED BOOK ALERT!! Milk and Honey By Rupi Kaur. It is one of the most banned books in the U.S. this school year! It’s in the list of 11 most banned books in the 2022-2023 school year because it explores issues of sexual assault and violence.

BANNED BOOK ALERT!! The hill we climb By Amanda Gorman. The poem was read at Joe Biden's inauguration in 2020. In May of 2023 a parent at an elementary school in Florida, filed a complaint that resulted in the book being removed from the elementary level part of the library

BANNED BOOK ALERT!! Last night at the telegraph club- Malinda Lo Challenged by a parent at a Texas school because the book is about a lesbian romance set in 1954 between a Chinese American teen and a white classmate.

Melissa’s Story. “She is not real, so I can’t hurt her feelings,but the title of my book makes it seem as though it is okay to use an old name for a person when they have provided you with a different name that works better for them.I want to be clear,it isn’t.” Alex

BANNED BOOK ALERT!! Drama by Raina Telgemeier There are a handful of gay main characters. Drama has almost consistently received a spot on the ALA's Top 10 of Banned Books from 2014-2019, and ultimately became the seventh-most banned book between 2010 and 2019!

BANNED BOOK ALERT!! FUN HOME- Alison Bechdel A review committee at Wentzville School Board cited the illustrations in the book about the author and her father's sexuality were too “graphic." This Graphic novel is recommend for ages 17 and up.

BANNED BOOK ALERT!!! and tango makes three by Justin Richardson It is a picture book based on the true story of two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who raised a chick together! (So cute) Challenges have included complaints that the story is unsuitable for young children.

BANNED BOOK ALERT! A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo. It was challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and political viewpoints, concerns that it is designed to pollute the morals of its readers. Have you read it? #bannedbook #LGBTQIAplus #books #banned

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BANNED BOOK ALERT Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe. #1 most banned book. From July 2021 to Dec. 2022, the book was banned in 56 school districts! It has LGBTQIA+ content (I mean just look at the title!) and explicit images. Gender Queer is Maia's journey from adolescence to adulthood

The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Still subjected to multiple bans for topics LGBTQ+, drug use, teenage sex,& sexual abuse. Its a coming of age story that follows Charlie, an introverted teenager as he starts high school, falls in love,& faces his traumatic past

BANNED BOOK ALERT The Absolutely True Diary of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Banned and challenged for profanity, and sexual references. Part-true and semi-autobiographical account of a real Indian, the author Sherman Alexie.

BANNED BOOK ALERT Out of The Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez. This book was on shelves for 5 years before it was challenged or had a complaint for the first time. At the end of 2022 It had been banned in at least 29 school districts across the country!

BANNED BOOK ALERT A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. Book 2 in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. Contains sexual explicit scenes. Was found in 7 book bans in the past school year. (Also Chrissy's favorite book in the series)

BANNED BOOK ALERT Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Ellen is a most frequent banned book author! Crank is fiction, loosely based on her daughters life. Written as poems, this book is about the downfall of the "perfect kid." Trigger warnings: abuse, drugs, suicide, abortion.

BANNED BOOK ALERT This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson. Released in the US in 2014. Ranks in at #9 for being the most banned book in America, for being "Sexuality explicit" The book is a Non-Fiction book on Sexuality and gender. Juno says the book is not intended for children.

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Have you ever seen the original covers for the outlander series? I have not, until now! #outlander #books #newbooks #usedbooks #bookstore #SmallBusiness