3.31.23

“Helpful List of Vile Books Children Should Never Read”

From Donna Garner

A girl with glasses is holding an open book

***COMMENTS FROM DONNA GARNER: Federal U. S. District Judge Robert Pitman is one of the most liberal-leftist judges in Texas. He continually has his politically motivated judgments overturned on appeal. Judge Pitman has just ordered Llano County officials to return banned books back to its libraries. 

As per usual, Judge Pitman’s politically motivated judgment will be appealed; and Jonathan Mitchell is representing the Llano defendants.

Jonathan Mitchell is the brilliant attorney who helped to craft SB 8 (Texas’ SB 8 “Heartbeat” bill) that allows a private citizen to sue for $10,000 any person involved in carrying out an abortion. The bill went into effect in Texas on 9.1.21.

Thankfully, the Llano County officials have hired the right person to help win their case – Jonathan Mitchell.

 This Austin American-Statesman has done the public a favor because this article lists the names of the banned books.

This list will give the public and every parent a heads up about which books to keep out of children’s hands.

Here is the list that caring adults must make sure children never read:

  • "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson 
  • "They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti 
  • "Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen" by Jazz Jennings
  • "Spinning" by Tillie Walden 
  • "In the Night Kitchen" by Maurice Sendaki 
  • "It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health" by Robbie H. Harris 
  • "My Butt is So Noisy!," "I Broke My Butt!," and "I Need a New Butt!" by Dawn McMillan 
  • "Larry the Farting Leprechaun," "Gary the Goose and His Gas on the Loose," "Freedie the Farting Snowman," and "Harvey the Heart Has Too Many Farts" by Jane Bexley 
  • "Shine" by Lauren Myracle
  • "Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale" by Lauren Myracle 
  • "Gabi, a Girl in Pieces" by Isabel Quintero
  • "Freakboy" by Kristin Elizabeth Clark

 

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Excerpts from this 3.31.23 article:

 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/03/31/judge-issues-preliminary-injunction-on-llano-county-banned-books-case/70069902007/

 A federal district court judge in Austin has issued a preliminary injunction ordering Llano County officials to return all books they had previously removed from shelves in the county's library system. 

In the order filed Thursday, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman [the politically motivated, liberal-leftist judge] also prohibited the county from removing any additional books while the court case is pending, and required the library system’s catalog to be updated to reflect that the books that were removed are again available. 

…Among the defendants listed in the case are Llano County Judge Ron Cunningham, Commissioner Jerry Don Moss, Library System Director Amber Milum and members of the library board. Jonathan Mitchell, an attorney who has crafted several pieces of conservative legislation, including the state’s six-week abortion ban, is representing the defendants.

…Pitman’s order marks a significant victory for the plaintiffs, though the Texas Tribune has reported that the defendants are appealing the judge’s ruling. 

The list of removed books that now must be returned to Llano County libraries’ includes: 

  • "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson 
  • "They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti 
  • "Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen" by Jazz Jennings
  • "Spinning" by Tillie Walden 
  • "In the Night Kitchen" by Maurice Sendaki 
  • "It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health" by Robbie H. Harris 
  • "My Butt is So Noisy!," "I Broke My Butt!," and "I Need a New Butt!" by Dawn McMillan 
  • "Larry the Farting Leprechaun," "Gary the Goose and His Gas on the Loose," "Freedie the Farting Snowman," and "Harvey the Heart Has Too Many Farts" by Jane Bexley 
  • "Shine" by Lauren Myracle
  • "Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale" by Lauren Myracle 
  • "Gabi, a Girl in Pieces" by Isabel Quintero
  • "Freakboy" by Kristin Elizabeth Clark