Pinellas County School Board review list of 87 books ('Tomatoes...' is on that list!)

Extract from letter sent to school board dated June 30th 2023:

'As stated in Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop’s seminal essay, “Mirrors Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors,” published in 1990: “When children cannot find themselves reflected in the books they read, or when the images they see are distorted, negative, or laughable, they learn a powerful lesson about how they are devalued in the society of which they are a part.” Targeting these titles sets a terrible precedent and message that diverse books need to be further scrutinized and censored, just because they are by and about marginalized creators.'

Full letter here:

https://diversebooks.org/joint-letter-to-the-superintendent-and-school-board-in-pinellas-county-florida/

You can sign to show your support here:

https://pen.org/tell-pinellas-keep-diverse-stories/

Click on links below for more info on Pinellas County School Board review and a full list of the 87 books.

https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/education/2023-07-06/pinellas-school-districts-review-of-87-books-gets-pushback-from-anti-censorship-groups

https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2023/07/10/review-board-meets-today-pinellas-county-schools-book-evaluation