Recs if you like We Are Lost and Found...

The 80s were loud, complicated, joyful, heartbreaking, and transformative. These books capture the decade from every angle.

All of these are from the list that Texas lawmaker Matt Krause in October of 2021 tried and in many cases succeeded to get banned from classrooms and school libraries. There are quite a few interesting and odd choices in there which is part of why I wanted to share this list on here. Not necessarily recommendations but there are some pretty good books on here. As well as a lot of textbooks

In October 2021, Texas State Representative Matt Krause initiated an inquiry targeting a list of approximately 850 books in Texas public schools, alleging they could cause "discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress" regarding race or sex. The list disproportionately targeted LGBTQ+ topics, race/racism, and sex education.

This is my project to read through this list for myself - utilizing my local library system for access to these titles. Follow the journey or join along!

A collection of queer history and historical fiction that nevertheless educates about who we are and where we come from, as a community and individually. We need to know, not only what our queer ancestors and elders went through and fought for, but how and why. So that we might love and protect each other better

Because the books usually end up being bangers in my opinion.

P.s I've read some of these way before I started logging them into book trackers.