{"id":12121,"date":"2022-09-02T09:24:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T13:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/?page_id=12121"},"modified":"2022-09-02T09:29:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T13:29:32","slug":"when-we-were-alone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/when-we-were-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Banned Books 2022 &#8211; When We Were Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<p><!-- *  START LEFT COLUMN  *--><div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-3\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/bannedbooks-2022\/author\/\">2022 Author<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/bannedbooks-2022\/title\/\">2022 Title<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/\">Banned Books Home<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cover<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3433\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/files\/2022\/09\/when-we-were-alone.jpg\" alt=\"when we were alone cover\" width=\"304\" height=\"475\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mulibiiidb.marshall.edu\/record=b2083420~S12\">Held at Marshall University (E-Book).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- *** ** END LEFT COLUMN ** ***-->\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p><p><!-- *** ** START RIGHT COLUMN ** **--><div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-9\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<p><strong>Marshall University does not ban books!  The information is provided to let people know what has been banned\/challenged elsewhere.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>2022<\/h2>\n<p>The Northampton (PA) Area School District (NASD) school board unanimously voted to table a donation of dozens of books from The Conscious Kid , a non-profit organization focused on equity and promoting healthy racial identity development, after parents complained during their July 19th meeting. Kim Bretzik was one of 10 parents\/grandparents to object to the donation stating, \u201cThe Conscious Kid uses Marxist critical race theory. Just like the \u2018No Place for Hate\u2019 program, Conscious Kid is not an ally for all.\u201d Despite not reading any of the books, Grandparent Shirley Arnold remarked \u201cThose books will not help our children. There\u2019s no reason to be segregating the world anymore. Superintendent of Schools Joseph S. Kovalchik noted that there has been a significant uptick in teachers fielding questions from students about the environment, race, immigration, bullying, and historical figures with diverse backgrounds. He stated \u201cThe staff really is struggling with having those conversations and providing the resources for those students of a diverse background, to assist them with their concerns.\u201d  At the August 9th meeting, the school board took up the issue again after board members has opportunity to meet with teachers and examine the titles under consideration. School board president David Gogel stated that the book donations complied with NASD Instructional Materials policy. Nicholas Woodward spoke out in support of the donations, observing that \u201cjust as silence condones bullying, ignoring differences in our community makes people feel overlooked and pushed away.\u201d  Many other parents continued to object to the donated books, calling them \u201cdivisive,\u201d \u201cracist,\u201d and \u201csocialist.\u201d  Doug Vaughn spoke against the donation because of what he called The Conscious Kid\u2019s \u201cMarxist agenda.\u201d He said, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t accept a gift from Stalin, Hitler, I don\u2019t care what it was, because of who they are and the motivation for why they might be giving us a gift.\u201d  Board member Mentzell said he researched The Conscious Kid and found nothing along the lines of what Vaughn, Bretzik, Arnold, and others alleged. \u201cI took it upon myself to read everything about The Conscious Kid organization,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn\u2019t find any reference to Marxism.\u201d  Mentzell made a motion for \u201cthe administration to pursue those resources, which include the books mentioned on the July 19 agenda, plus other similar resources.\u201d  The board unanimously approved the motion. Superintendent Kovalchik then parsed the board\u2019s action this way: \u201cWe\u2019re not accepting the books, but are to go out and address diversity.\u201d  The titles the school district received from The Conscious Kid are: <strong>All Because You Matter<\/strong> by Tami Charles and Bryan Collier, <strong>Alma and How She Got Her Name<\/strong> by Juana Martinez-Neal, <strong>The Boy Who Thought Outside the Box<\/strong> by Marcie Wessels and Beatriz Castro, <strong>Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers\u2019 Strike of 1909<\/strong> by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet, <strong>Coretta Scott<\/strong> by Ntozake Shange and Kadir Nelson, <strong>Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut<\/strong> by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James, <strong>The Day You Begin<\/strong> by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael L\u00f3pez, <strong>A Different Pond<\/strong> by Bao Phi and Thi Bui, <strong>Drawn Together<\/strong> by Minh L\u00ea and Dan Santiat, <strong>Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon<\/strong> by Kelly Starling Lyons and Laura Freeman, <strong>Dreamers<\/strong> by Yuri Morales, <strong>Eyes that Kiss in the Corners<\/strong> by Joanna Ho and Dung Ho, <strong>Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story<\/strong> by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal, <strong>Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America<\/strong> by Carole Boston Weatherford and Jamey Christoph, <strong>Hair Love<\/strong> by Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison, <strong>Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race<\/strong> by Margot Lee Shetterly and Laura Freeman, <strong>Hold On to Your Music<\/strong> by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen, <strong>I Am Enough<\/strong> by Grace Byers, <strong>I Am Every Good Thing<\/strong> by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James, <strong>I Can Write the World<\/strong> by Joshunda Sanders and Charly Palmer, <strong>I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark<\/strong> by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley, <strong>It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way<\/strong> by Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad, <strong>Kamala and Maya\u2019s Big Idea<\/strong> by Meena Harris and Ana Ram\u00edrez Gonz\u00e1lez, <strong>Lailah\u2019s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story<\/strong> by Reem Faruqi and Lea Lyon, <strong>Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History<\/strong> by Vashti Harrison, <strong>Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History<\/strong> by Vashti Harrison, <strong>Mae Among the Stars<\/strong> by Roda Ahmed and Stasia Burrington, <strong>Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become Malcolm X<\/strong> by Ilyasah Shabazz and AG Ford, <strong>Mama\u2019s Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation<\/strong> by Edwidge Danticat and Leslie Staub, <strong>Missing Daddy<\/strong> by Mariame Kaba, <strong>My Papi Has a Motorcycle<\/strong> by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Pe\u00f1a, <strong>The Name Jar<\/strong> by Yangsook Choi, <strong>Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpr\u00e9<\/strong> by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paolo Escobar, <strong>The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family<\/strong> by Ibtihaj Muhammad, <strong>Rosa<\/strong> by Nikki Giovanni and Bryan Collier, <strong>Ruth and the Green Book<\/strong> by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and Floyd Cooper, <strong>Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library<\/strong> by Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez, <strong>Separate is Never Equal<\/strong> by Duncan Tonatiuh, <strong>Sing a Song<\/strong> by Kelly Starling Lyons and Keith Mallett, <strong>Sulwe<\/strong> by Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Vashti Harrison, <strong>The Undefeated<\/strong> by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson, <strong>We Are Grateful<\/strong> by Traci Sorell and Fran\u00e9 Lessac, <strong>We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know<\/strong> by Traci Sorell and Fran\u00e9 Lessac, <strong>We Are Water Protectors<\/strong> by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade, <strong>When Aiden Became a Brother<\/strong> by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita, <strong>When Lola Visits<\/strong> by Michelle Sterling and Aaron Asis, <strong>When We Were Alone<\/strong> by David A. Roberson and Julie Flett, <strong>Where Are You From?<\/strong> by Yamile Saied M\u00e9ndez and Jaime Kim, <strong>The Whispering Town<\/strong> by Jennifer Elvgren and Fabio Santomauro, and <strong>Your Name is a Song<\/strong> by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Luisa Uribe<\/p>\n<h2>On These Pages<\/h2>\n<h2>On These Pages<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>Banned<\/strong> book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.<br \/>\nA <strong>Challenged<\/strong> book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.<\/p>\n<h2>For additional information contact<\/h2>\n<p>Ron Titus, <a href=\"mailto:titus@marshall.edu\">titus@marshall.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:304-696-6575\">304-696-6575<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Last updated<\/h2>\n<p>September 2, 2022<\/p>\n<p><!-- ** ** END RIGHT COLUMN *** *-->\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><!-- *** * END FULL PAGE DIV * *** --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":784,"featured_media":0,"parent":2039,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12121","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/784"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12121"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12125,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12121\/revisions\/12125"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}