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These challenges affect books in libraries, schools, and universities.
Luckily, some students are taking matters into their own hands.
Fourteen-year-old Joslyn Diffenbaugh, who lives in the small Pennsylvania town of Kutztown, loves reading.
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And so, she decided to start a book club.
But this is no ordinary book club.
In this group, everyone reads a book banned by a school district and then gathers to discuss them.
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They were really eye-opening,saysthe eighth grader.
They are books that make you think.
Its important that people read these books because it helps them grow.
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Diffenbaugh’s is just one ofmany banned book clubsspringing up as teens fight to make their voices heard.
Several students also testified at a special hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in early April.
This included Christina Ellis, a Black high-schooler from York County, Pennsylvania.
Banning books of those of minority backgrounds and unique backgrounds silences their voices and erases their history, shesaid.
Its not indoctrination, its education.
This is why book clubs like Diffenbaugh’s have become so important.
Thus far, there are 12 students participating in her club.
They’ve read six books pulled from literature that has been both historically and currently banned.
Diffenbaugh is thrilled by the turnout and the discussions that the club has created.
Some of this discussion is also centered around why the books were banned in the first place.
Want to support independent bookstores, as well as the authors of the banned books?
Check out ourlist of banned booksover on Bookshop.
