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lisatolin Lisa Tolin @lisatolin ·
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I'm in awe of the strength and grace of @MsBoismier_ELA and so grateful I got to interview her about helping students fight book bans. https://twitter.com/PENamerica/status/1620784813719564288

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penamerica PEN America @penamerica ·
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SOUTH TO AMERICA is "an essential meditation on the South, its relationship to American culture—even Americanness itself," wrote Tayari Jones in @nytimes.

Join us for a conversation with @imaniperry at @milescollege 6PM CT Feb 1.

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flfreedomread Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread ·
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Yesterday we logged almost 200 challenges- about 150 of those resulted in immediate removals.

This is a picture of all the books removed from one HS library, in one day, in one District, due to the objections of one man.

This is not freedom. #FreeTheBooks

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