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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Katy schools pull ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ – Texas

The 40,000-some young girls enrolled in Katy Independent School District’s schools are, in fact, way more likely than their moms were to start hitting these milestones before they transition from elementary school to middle school. So why did the district ban Judy Blume’s book, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” from elementary schools?

Earlier onset

Judy Blume first released her coming-of-age novel about almost-12-year-old Margaret Simon impatiently awaiting the arrival of her period and a fuller training bra, in 1970. At that time, the general consensus among scientists and health professionals was that young girls would experience their first period — on average — shortly before their 13th birthday.

Source: Katy schools pull ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’

There Have Been Attempts To Censor More Than 1,900 Library Book Titles So Far In 2023 | LAist

Most of the scrutinized books were written by or contained subject matter about people of color or members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to research by the American Library Association.
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