Hey YA Extra Credit: “Adults Have Always Been Threatened by Children’s Autonomy”
This week, Kelly talks with Maggie Tokuda-Hall about book banning, its impacts on teens, and what Authors Against Book Bans is doing in response.
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Books Discussed
Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
The Siren, the Song, and the Spy by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Maggie’s blog post about Scholastic requesting the removal of “racism” from Love in the Library
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
