"Morrison's debut novel, published in 1970, addresses racism, beauty standards, child abuse and sexual abuse through the eyes of 11-year-old Pecola in the years after the Great Depression. The novel was listed among the top 10 most banned books of 2024 by the American Library Association. The book was challenged in the Bonita Unified School District in 2023, but the school board decided to keep it on shelves."
"The Redlands district has three copies of The Bluest Eye, split between two high school libraries, at the alternative Orangewood High School and Redlands East Valley High School, spokesperson Christine Stephens said. It has two copies of Push, one at Orangewood High and one at Citrus Valley High School. Both were written by Black authors and chosen by credentialed librarians, said a Monday, Dec. 8, news release from Together for Redlands, a grassroots organization that has criticized actions of the Redlands school board's conservative majority."
Redlands Unified School District board will hold two public hearings and vote Dec. 9 on whether to remove The Bluest Eye and Push from school library shelves. The Bluest Eye portrays racism, beauty standards, child abuse and sexual abuse through the eyes of an 11-year-old in the years after the Great Depression and ranked among the American Library Association’s top 10 most banned books of 2024. Push follows an illiterate Black teenager in Harlem who is sexually abused and addresses rape and abuse. The district holds three copies of The Bluest Eye and two copies of Push across several high schools. The challenge relies on a revised policy passed in August that critics say overrides the district’s longstanding review process and targets specific groups.
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