James Patterson: If Florida bans my books, 'no kids under 12 should go to Marvel movies'

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As the culture wars rage, books increasingly are on the front line.

Across the country, local, state and some national officials are moving to ban certain titles on the grounds that books tackling racism, sexuality and gender identity pose a threat to younger readers. And some librarians and teachers who push back against such bans have faced harassment and dismissal.

Many of these allegedly controversial books are familiar school staples written by long-dead authors such as "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger and "Beloved" by Toni Morrison.

But this week, best-selling author James Patterson was pulled into the fray when school district officials in Martin County, Florida, removed his young adult series "Maximum Ride" from its elementary school library but kept it accessible for older students. The book follows the adventures of friends who are winged human-avian hybrids.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/james-patterson-if-florida-bans-my-books-no-kids-under-12-should-go-to-marvel-movies/ar-AA18G96V

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1. He has a point. Those strange beings are, well, strange.

I wanted to use the old usage of queer. I don't know how many would understand.