Book excerpts with short reviews, some including word counts or red flag alerts and recommendations below.
Take this 'Sex to the Sheriff' template (including Texas Obscenity Laws) to your county Sherriff: https://bit.ly/3LS4e8c
Video of book Being Read: https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1593036241322512385?s=20&t=t0LTyrq3kq8XR4qccddfPg
Media: https://bit.ly/3JwrGWQ
Media: CHS Freshman Reading Lists 2020
Plugged In: https://bit.ly/3KzlbE9
Red Flags: -Sex, Sexual Abuse, Homosexuality, Abortion, Language, Violence, Drinking/Drugs/Smoking
Word Count:
10 f*ck
2 pussy
2 a*shole
1 b*tch
2 b*stard
4 sh*t (bullsh*t)
2 masturbate
4 penis
4 Jesus (in vain)
9 God (in vain)
1 damn
16 sex (sexual)
3 pregnant
2 faggot
1 dyke
1 queer
1 rape
2 suicide
2 blow (blow Queen, blowjob)
1 pills
4 pot (as in drugs)
2 LSD (as in drugs)
19 drunk (drunker)
11 beer
12 wine
7 brandy
1 virgin
1 doggie-style
14 naked
2 condom
1 clinic (for an abortion)
4 breast/s
Movie Ratings Chart: https://bit.ly/37a761r
Click this link https://www.gofollett.com to search if this book is in your school.
Amarillo ISD Library: https://bit.ly/37buE62
Canyon ISD Library: https://bit.ly/3NVBlKa
Citations for Early Sexual Debut and LGBTQ Health Risks: https://bit.ly/3JphCiz
See state laws: https://bit.ly/3DWwio2
See your district's 2021 TEA School Report Card including STAAR Test results: https://bit.ly/3v9Dk4O
See your Texas SBOE (State Board of Education) Representatives: https://bit.ly/3xgUbpk
Find Your Texas Representatives: https://bit.ly/3jkoUcL
Did you know you can have a title removed from your library? A district may remove materials because they are pervasively vulgar or based solely upon the educational suitability of the books in question. Ask your independent school district for an 'Instructional Materials Reconsideration' form today, fill it out, and TURN IT IN for each title containing sexually explicit, obscenities. Here are form samples by district.
- Here is a sample reconsideration form for this title (Canyon ISD): https://bit.ly/3LSbW28
- Here is a sample reconsideration form for this title (Amarillo ISD): https://bit.ly/3xigNFO
Title Past Boundaries in the Following Districts:
- This title has been considered pervasively vulgar and has been REMOVED from Fredericksburg ISD in Texas.
- Title has been removed from Kerville ISD.
- Title has been removed from Canyon ISD.
- Title has been removed from Amarillo ISD (no published list, but no longer in catalog).