3. TWISTED by Laurie Halse Anderson. Removed because the Objective Review Committee determined that "the book contains descriptions of human genitals in a state of arousal" in violation of Utah law. 4 out of 6 committee members voted to remove.
Again, two committee members had feedback explaining that TWISTED does not actually contain "objective sensitive materials" (I included all of the comments with this one so you can see just how black and white the thinking is by the rest of the committee):
4. WE ARE THE ANTS by Shaun David Hutchinson. Removed because the Objective Review Committee determined that "the book contains descriptions of human genitals in a state of arousal" in violation of Utah law. 5 out of 6 committee members voted to remove.
We have 30 days to appeal these books. I think it's worth submitting appeals, especially since some committee members left comments saying that these books don't actually violate the law. If you're in DSD and want to help, please reach out to #letdavisread using this form: https://forms.gle/3t7wZti1JMB12dmU9
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