Books submitted to Carroll County Public Schools “for reconsideration”

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During the public comments before the Carroll County Board of Education on July 12th various members of the community discussed inappropriate books in the school system.

The Observer has published a couple of videos from the July 12th meeting:

You can see additional videos of public testimony from July 12th on this channel from Kit Hart (Chapter Chair of Moms for Liberty in Carroll County): https://www.youtube.com/@ajdelaneyhart/videos

The Carroll County Times recently published an article on the topic: https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/education/cc-carroll-school-board-banned-books-20230713-v34vb4xejncibkzxyomhzvrfgu-story.html

One of the questions floating around is what books were submitted for reconsideration…here is that list:

• “A Court of Mist and Fury,” by Sarah J. Maas
• “A Court of Silver Flames,” by Sarah J. Maas
• “A Court of Thorns and Roses,” by Sarah J. Maas
• “A Court of Wings and Ruin,” by Sarah J. Maas
• “Blankets,” by Craig Thompson
• “Damsel,” by Elana K. Arnold
• “Deal With It!,” by Esther Drill
• “Doing It!”, by Hannah Witton
• “Empire of Storms,” by Sarah J. Maas
• “Homegoing,” by Yaa Gyasi
• “House of Earth and Blood,” by Sarah J. Maas
• “House of Sky and Breath,” by Sarah J. Maas
• “Identical,” by Ellen Hopkins
• “It Ends With Us,” by Colleen Hoover
• “Juliet Takes a Breath,” by Gabby Rivera
• “Kingdom of Ash,” by Sarah J. Maas
• “Last Night at the Telegraph Club,” by Malinda Lo
• “Like a Love Story,” by Abdi Nazemian
• “Man O’War,” by Cory McCarthy
• “Milk and Honey,” by Rupi Kaur
• “Nineteen Minutes,” by Jodi Picoult
• “Not that Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture,” by Roxane Gay
• “November 9,” by Colleen Hoover
• “People Kill People,” by Ellen Hopkins
• “Perfect,” by Ellen Hopkins
• “Red Hood,” by Elana K. Arnold
• “Sex is a Funny Word,” by Cory Silverberg
• “Shine,” by Lauren Myracle
• “Slaughterhouse-Five,” by Kurt Vonnegut
• “The Bluest Eye,” by Toni Morrison
• “The Carnival at Bray,” by Jessie Ann Foley
• “The DUFF,” by Kody Keplinger
• “The Kite Runner,” by Khaled Hosseini
• “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky
• “The Sun and Her Flowers,” by Rupi Kaur
• “Tilt,” by Ellen Hopkins
• “Water for Elephants,” by Sara Gruen
• “What Girls Are Made Of,” by Elana K. Arnold
• “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” by Gregory Maguire

Update 9/13/2023: See the full list of books under review here https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/booklist-6500abf8327c8.pdf

Have thoughts on this list…let me know in the comments.