I think about this a lot when I see books being challenged/banned.
#BannedBooks
#BansOffOurBooks
#LetThemRead
#FreedomToRead

Just a reminder… Book banning is bad. #letthemread #bookbans

Banned Nation The right to read they're not banning books to protect children. they're banning books to protect their power. fight back.

From classrooms to libraries, politicians are banning books that tell the truth about race, gender, history, and power. Censorship isn’t about protection.
It’s about control.

Kentucky deserves better. Fight back.

#FreedomUnderFire #LetThemRead #ACLUofKY

Summer Reading Challenge Summer Reading Challenge - our free Booktious card game to inspire reading for pleasure in children, young adult and teens aged 2-18.

k-12readinglist.com/resources-fo...

It's not Pokemon, they're not baseball cards & you know it's not UNO.

'Booktious' - a game with great children's and YA books.

Play your cards right, win the literary battle.

#Read2Lead #teachersofx #LetThemRead #edugladiators

Alberta doesn’t have a ‘sexually explicit books in schools problem’ — it has a fear-of-students-thinking problem.

Removing books about 2SLGBTQ+ lives, race, and identity is about control, not care.
Kids deserve books that reflect reality, not censorship. #abed #LetThemRead

Being Banned Is Not a Badge of Honor: The Real Costs of Censorship for Authors and Books Being banned isn’t a compliment—it harms authors emotionally and professionally, silences marginalized voices, and denies readers the diverse stories they need to feel seen and understood.

Being banned is not a badge of honor.

It’s erasure. It’s lost income. It’s emotional toll. And it silences the very voices we need most.

www.freedomtoreadproject.org/being_banned...

#FreedomToRead #BooksNotBans #LetThemRead

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Missing screws and those among us.

I went to the hardware store the other day (the one that features orange in their corporate palette.)

Walking in from the parking lot, a couple was walking in at the same time. I noticed she was wearing a "Moms for Liberty" shirt.

That's when this started […]

All Because You Matter A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will, from powerhouse rising star auth...

Good morning friends 🦋. Today’s tip: BOOKS

Everyone has the right to read what they want. The below book was just banned in Iowa. I just ordered 2 for our local free book library. 🦋🐾🦋🐾
#LetThemRead

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Why The Poet X Matters: Elizabeth Acevedo’s novel-in-verse empowers teens to find their voice, embrace identity, and navigate real struggles. Banning it silences stories that inspire. Let’s fight for the freedom to read! #freedomtoread #LetThemRead #ThePoetX #BannedBooks #OwnVoices

Books, open important conversations! Listen first, be honest, encourage critical thinking, and create a safe space for these discussions. Let’s empower, not censor!
#freedomtoread #bannedbooks #letthemread

About to dive into Orbital a novel by Samantha Harvey. #booksky #Englishteacher #letthemread

#booksnotbans #letthemread #turnthepageoncensorship #banignorancenotbooks #ideasarepower #openbooksopenminds #wordsareweapons

Another day, another school book ban in Tennessee. To the politicians targeting Tennessee school libraries: Our students aren't fragile. They're curious, capable, and deserve access to diverse perspectives. Stop underestimating them. #LetThemRead #StopBookBans

Photo of Jason Low, rep Lee & Low Books at the podium accepting the ALAN award

"The arc bends towards justice, but only because people pull it towards justice, it doesn't happen on its own" Holder, via Dr King - Jason Low reminds us that we will fight for the right to #LETTHEMREAD here at #ALAN #NCTE24

I'm looking for other NCTE 2024 & ALAN attendees heading to Boston in a few days. I would love to build my PD network on here & Meet you there! #EduSky #NCTE24 #Teachers #Educators #NCTEvillage #ALANYA #LetThemRead #HeartHopeHumanity

Books I love to put in students’ hands- 10 in 10 days

#2 Somebody Give This Heart a Pen by Sophia Thakur

Because when #student read it she said, “I don’t want to give this book back.”

And I replied, “So keep it.”
#letthemread #lit #booksky

Books I love to put in students’ hands- 10 in 10 days

#1 Long Way Down by Jason Retnolds

For the prosody, use of negative space on the page, poetic beat, allusions to A Christmas Carol, and realistic narrative. Oh and a cliffhanger ending.
#letthemread #yalit #students #booksky

People are writing great books *right now*

In 30, 50, 80 years, what will be "classics?"

#LetThemRead

I've seen, heard, and read adults shaming other adults for what they've chosen to read, because of content or format or perceived quality, or how often they read.

Why do this? What does it accomplish? For adults as well as kids, #AllReadingIsGoodReading, so #LetThemRead!

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