![]() ![]() not its substantive content or the viewpoint expressed” that led to the ban. ![]() ![]() Yet it was a parent’s complaint of “inappropriate language” that led a school district in Katy, Texas, to remove it from circulation a superintendent went on to claim that it was the book’s “pervasive vulgarity and racially insensitive language. With a plot that mirrors current national news headlines, it’s unsurprising that this book would spark as much controversy as the real-life shootings of unarmed black teens like Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and Tamir Rice. When a black teen girl witnesses a police officer fatally shoot her unarmed friend Khalil, she must find the courage to speak out despite the inevitable backlash. ![]()
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