While the Katy school board president promised the district’s textbook review committee would evaluate the situation, Katy Independent School District superintendent Lance Hindt allegedly pulled the book from shelves district-wide before a thorough review could even take place.Ĭonsidering I just had the book in my hand at Barnes & Noble about two weeks ago after reading nothing but glowing reviews, I was moved to write about this story. I spent a good part of my Wednesday morning reading about a disgruntled parent from Katy, a small town just outside of Houston, who can be heard in a video from a November 6 district board meeting claiming that he was “very appalled” by the book’s explicit language and discussion of drug use. But despite all of that, it’s still been banned by a school district in Texas. Arguably one of the most important pieces of YA fiction to be released all year, The Hate U Give is the sort of book that educators and parents alike should champion… at least one would think. It’s also being made into a feature film starring Amandla Stenberg and Issa Rae. Since its early 2017 release, the New York Times #1 Bestseller has garnered a nomination as a National Book Award Longlist title.
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