The Texas high school students formed an on-campus club to read books that have been banned or challenged throughout the United States.
Megha Kadiyala, left, Maddie Riehl and Srishthi Das are members of Carroll High School’s Unlocked Library club, where students can read books that have been challenged or banned.Megha Kadiyala is concerned that she is missing out on educational opportunities to talk about issues such as gender and race because of the rise in book challenges and bans throughout Texas and the United States.where students can read books that have been challenged or banned.
Kadiyala, who is of Indian descent, said she and other students faced several rejections when trying to get a sponsor for the group, but her choir teacher agreed to sponsor the Unlocked Library, she said. Kadiyala said the students are reading Tony Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” which has faced numerous bans and challenges. The book is still on library shelves, she said., which is providing the books, and the Southlake Anti-Racism Coalition.Other books on the Unlocked Library reading list are, “All Boys aren’t Blue,” “Out of Darkness,” and Between the World and Me.
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