When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff

Garcia provided a recent statement to The Wire, including a quotation from the president of the organization, Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada. Raymond Garcia is a communications specialist for the ALA. The Wire reached out to Rasley and Herrera for comment, but they did not respond before publication. “So what we want to do is get on the next school board meeting agenda, have the school board talk on having a discussion on changing their protocol and how books are brought into the school district.” Illustration by Eleanor Amer. They are pushing this agenda by allowing, through the school district protocol, the librarians and teachers, without any purview, to order books from the few sites they seem to choose from,” Rasley said. “They are promoting devious, promiscuous behavior by having a book like this in the library. In the video, Rasley described the book as “graphic.” They spoke at the school board meeting and uploaded a YouTube video on Sept. In Walla Walla, Cathy Rasley and Sarah Herrera have been leading the effort to remove the books. In 2021, there were 729 attempts targeting 1,597 books. In February, The Wire reported that four books were being targeted for bans in Walla Walla Public Schools.Īccording to a September 2022 press release, the American Library Association (ALA) recorded 681 attempted bans, affecting 1,651 unique books in libraries from Jan.

The book banning effort in Walla Walla mirrors record high numbers of attempted book bans across the United States. The book was never present in the school library. The book contains stories from Dawson’s experience as an LGBTQIA+ individual. 22, the Walla Walla Public School District held its second school board meeting of the 2022-2023 school year.ĭuring the public comment portion of the meeting, several parents expressed outrage over the content of “This Book Is Gay” by Juno Dawson and called for it to be restricted.

When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff