Obscene - Pornographic - Inappropriate
(updated 7/23/2023)
Some MassResistance.org reports here.
To check the catalog at your local school:
https://destinydiscover.com
Resources for summaries, key section quotes with page locations, cover image, etc.:
Book Looks: http://booklooks.org
Rated Books: https://www.ratedbooks.org
Other resources:
Pocatello, Idaho MassResistance parent group:
300 inappropriate books (in all sections of Marshall Library)
Make Schools Safe Again (Texas)
https://makeschoolssafeagain.com/library-books
Texans Wake Up
https://www.texanswakeup.com/shop
Massachusetts Family Institute
https://www.mafamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Parent-Advisory-Book-List.pdf
Parent Advocates of Treasure Valley
https://pa-wa.com/obscene-school-books
Pavement Education Project (PEP), North Carolina
https://www.pavementeducationproject.com/thebooks
Utah’s list of 448 books [2021]
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DfZ9tnTsR82iR1K0VMIZOojJTmgvPpvy7sdRDWTnkhA/edit
Mary in the Library
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075804370170
[posts updates; links to BookLooks summaries]
LaVerna in the Library (Utah)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/353057099906284
No Left Turn in Education
https://www.ratedbooks.org/nlte
& short list of good books,
https://www.ratedbooks.org/nltegoodbooks
Dan Kleinman, Safe Libraries
https://safelibraries.blogspot.com
Deborah DeGroff, Between the Covers: What's Inside Children's Books?
https://www.whatsinsidechildrensbooks.com/
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Scholastic Publishing (not to be trusted): The Teacher Store
https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/search-results.html?text=gender
& https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/search-results.html?text=lgbt
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LGBT GROUPS - RECOMMENDATIONS:
American Library Assoc. (ALA), Rainbow Book List
https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/
Other ALA recommended lists:
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/literacy/inclusive-booklists
GLSEN, https://www.glsen.org/activity/national-student-council-book-recommendations
Stonewall Book Awards
https://www.ala.org/rt/rrt/award/stonewall/honored
Lambda Literary, LGBTQ Books for Children, Teens, and Young Adults
https://lambdaliterary.org/lgbtq-writers-in-schools/lgbtq-writers-in-schools-books
SOGI 123 Inclusive Books for K-12 Schools (British Columbia, Canada)
Human Rights Campaign/Welcoming Schools (elementary level), https://welcomingschools.org/resources/lesson-plans-gender-identity-transgender-non-binary
