Book bans are surging. So are efforts to 'let books be'
October 07, 2026
October 07, 2026
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 7 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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Book bans are surging. So are efforts to 'let books be'
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Dulcey Hunter first read Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye (1970) in her 11th-grade English class. The harrowing story of Pecola Breedlove, a young girl from an abusive home who longs for blue eyes, is one of the most challenged books ever published.
"It's not only a . . .
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Book bans are surging. So are efforts to 'let books be'
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Dulcey Hunter first read Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye (1970) in her 11th-grade English class. The harrowing story of Pecola Breedlove, a young girl from an abusive home who longs for blue eyes, is one of the most challenged books ever published.
"It's not only a . . .