Anonymous
10/19/2023 15:24
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
Anonymous wrote:My kid's elementary is super lefty so I'm pretty sure half the books will be about sex changes and black people.
Ha! Same but more like 75% of the books. It’s a bit much and feels like agenda pushing. I’m fine with a mix to represent different people and families, but it is getting way disproportional
Anonymous
10/19/2023 14:29
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Moms For Liberty. Anti-vax, pro-censorship.
Literati Book Fairs are a pro-diversity alternative to scholastic and I think their prices are better, too. Something to consider when you're booking your next fair.
https://literati.com/bookfairs/
Article from EdWeek about this:
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/scholastic-says-schools-can-exclude-diverse-titles-from-book-fairs/2023/10#:~:text=By%20separating%20these%2064%20books,titles%20at%20a%20book%20fair.
Even if your child is not affected by Scholastic's censorship, kids in pro-censorship districts will be. That's another queer kid growing up feeling like she's all wrong because she doesn't see herself represented anywhere; kids of color forced to subsist on a diet of white kidlit. It's harmful. Thanks for this post.
I think they only ban books about Black people standing up to racism. True stories about Black baseball players having to stay at different hotels and Ruby at six years old had to go to school with guards because White people would throw things at her. The bans on the stories of Black athletes were banned in Florida.
Oh, please. You can buy the Who Was books literally anywhere.
Anonymous
10/19/2023 14:28
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Meh.
Not going to punish my child over it.
How would you punish your child over it? If you get your children’s books from them they are censoring them for you. Your child will have no idea about the quality books she couldn’t buy.
We go to independent bookstores or Barnes and Nobles.
I'm not going to tell them they can't buy anything. If they want something specific, we'll go find somewhere to buy it. Sorry, just can't see getting up in arms about this.
Anonymous
10/19/2023 09:53
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
Anonymous wrote:Mid-40s Lesbians?
Bwahahahahaaaaaaaaa! Thanks for the laugh!
Anonymous
10/19/2023 09:21
Subject: Re:Scholastic book fairs
There is already a multi-page thread on this topic.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1162588.page#26005865
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1162588.page#26005865
Anonymous
10/19/2023 09:09
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
So much disinformation and emotional mis-reporting is in this thread. Go read what Scholastic themselves have said, which is that they will always offer a wide range of fully inclusive books.
Schools always have made local decisions about which books to bring to their specific book fair. Scholastic does not now and never did make those decisions.
Schools always have made local decisions about which books to bring to their specific book fair. Scholastic does not now and never did make those decisions.
Anonymous
10/18/2023 19:27
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
We can get books plenty of other places and will not be buying from companies that censor US history.
Anonymous
10/18/2023 17:13
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
Anonymous wrote:Moms For Liberty. Anti-vax, pro-censorship.
Literati Book Fairs are a pro-diversity alternative to scholastic and I think their prices are better, too. Something to consider when you're booking your next fair.
https://literati.com/bookfairs/
Article from EdWeek about this:
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/scholastic-says-schools-can-exclude-diverse-titles-from-book-fairs/2023/10#:~:text=By%20separating%20these%2064%20books,titles%20at%20a%20book%20fair.
Even if your child is not affected by Scholastic's censorship, kids in pro-censorship districts will be. That's another queer kid growing up feeling like she's all wrong because she doesn't see herself represented anywhere; kids of color forced to subsist on a diet of white kidlit. It's harmful. Thanks for this post.
I think they only ban books about Black people standing up to racism. True stories about Black baseball players having to stay at different hotels and Ruby at six years old had to go to school with guards because White people would throw things at her. The bans on the stories of Black athletes were banned in Florida.
Anonymous
10/18/2023 17:08
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
Anonymous wrote:Meh.
Not going to punish my child over it.
How would you punish your child over it? If you get your children’s books from them they are censoring them for you. Your child will have no idea about the quality books she couldn’t buy.
We go to independent bookstores or Barnes and Nobles.
Anonymous
10/17/2023 13:49
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
Moms For Liberty. Anti-vax, pro-censorship.
Literati Book Fairs are a pro-diversity alternative to scholastic and I think their prices are better, too. Something to consider when you're booking your next fair.
https://literati.com/bookfairs/
Article from EdWeek about this:
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/scholastic-says-schools-can-exclude-diverse-titles-from-book-fairs/2023/10#:~:text=By%20separating%20these%2064%20books,titles%20at%20a%20book%20fair.
Even if your child is not affected by Scholastic's censorship, kids in pro-censorship districts will be. That's another queer kid growing up feeling like she's all wrong because she doesn't see herself represented anywhere; kids of color forced to subsist on a diet of white kidlit. It's harmful. Thanks for this post.
Literati Book Fairs are a pro-diversity alternative to scholastic and I think their prices are better, too. Something to consider when you're booking your next fair.
https://literati.com/bookfairs/
Article from EdWeek about this:
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/scholastic-says-schools-can-exclude-diverse-titles-from-book-fairs/2023/10#:~:text=By%20separating%20these%2064%20books,titles%20at%20a%20book%20fair.
Even if your child is not affected by Scholastic's censorship, kids in pro-censorship districts will be. That's another queer kid growing up feeling like she's all wrong because she doesn't see herself represented anywhere; kids of color forced to subsist on a diet of white kidlit. It's harmful. Thanks for this post.
Anonymous
10/17/2023 13:39
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
My kid's elementary is super lefty so I'm pretty sure half the books will be about sex changes and black people.
Anonymous
10/17/2023 13:36
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
Mid-40s Lesbians?
Anonymous
10/17/2023 13:28
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
Meh.
Not going to punish my child over it.
Not going to punish my child over it.
Anonymous
10/17/2023 13:28
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
what are you talking about? what is M4L
Anonymous
10/17/2023 12:57
Subject: Scholastic book fairs
Before you send money with your student to purchase books at a school fair, make sure you know how they've re-labled some of their case as "Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice" - and schools can elect to not have that case. They're caving to the M4L crowd.