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Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read.

Lily and Dunkin

by Donna Gephart

Why was this book challenged?

Reasons: LGBTQIA+, Sexual Content

  • Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart has been challenged in schools due to “sexual content,” issues of bullying, rebelling against police, and refusing to take medications.

  • In 2021, Parents with children in the Polo Park Middle School (FL) went to the media with concerns about this middle-grade novel about a transgender girl and a boy with bipolar disorder.

  • See our Frequently Asked Questions for more information about why books that address LGBTQIA+ themes are targets for censorship efforts in schools.

  • Read review excerpts, responses to challenges of this book, and more on Book Résumés.

 

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