THE BANNED BOOK CLUB
at Vandegrift Highschool
Welcome to the Vandegrift High School Banned Book Club! Join us in the library every other week. Our mission is to help students voice their opinions on the book censorship happening in our district, and create awareness on the issue through group statements, meetings, and author events! to learn how to join, click the tab above.
Currently reading: The Last Man - Brian K Vaughan and Pia Guerra
How does it work?
Over the course of a month, we read a novel that our club voted upon. During our meetings, we ask questions to allow students to share their opinions over the content of the novel we read. At the end of each novel, we collectively write a group statement on our opinions regarding the context and restrictions placed on the novel.
Read about us!
A large issue surrounding book censorship is the lack of student voice on the issue. Often, books are removed without student opinion. Here's some pieces we've been in to share our perspectives and goals:
Vandegrift students create 'Banned Book Club,' hoping more student voices will be heard (KVUE)
Teens fight for the right to read with ‘banned-book clubs’ and lawsuits (Washington Post)
Texas students push back against book bans for censoring LGBTQ, racial justice issues (Texas Tribune)
Teens fight book banning with their own banned book clubs (Good Morning America)
Push to purge some books from schools highlights nation’s cultural schism (PBS)
