This month for Banned Books Book Club we are reading George by Alex Gino. George was the number one banned/challenged book of 2020. George was challenged, banned, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, conflicting with religious viewpoint, and not reflecting "the values of our community". (Learn more at Banned Books Week and American Library Association).
BE WHO YOU ARE.
When people look at George, they see a boy. But George knows she’s a girl.
George thinks she’ll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte’s Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can’t even try out for the part … because she’s a boy.
With the help of her best friend Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte – but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.
GEORGE is a candid, genuine, and heartwarming middle grade about a transgender girl who is, to use Charlotte’s word, R-A-D-I-A-N-T!