Can you guess why these 13 books were banned in Utah in 2024? These books were removed from Utah public schools by Governor Spencer Cox. Natalie explores why and discovers most of these books have a few things in common. She wonders if the Mormon / LDS influence has a huge influence on the decision.

Comment your guesses as you watch!

Banned Books Featured:**
📚 A Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J Maas https://amzn.to/3TXoE6i

📚 Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas https://amzn.to/4dBZXDn

📚 Forever by Judy Blume https://amzn.to/3BGjsx7

📚 What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K Arnold https://amzn.to/3XThJMv

📚 Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur https://amzn.to/3Bx7IgA

📚 Tilt by Ellen Hopkins https://amzn.to/3TVyVQg

📚 Fallout by Ellen Hopkins https://amzn.to/4eQNfl0

📚 Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood https://amzn.to/3XW52jU

📚 Blankets by Craig Thompson https://amzn.to/3XQHBbP

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Chapters:
00:00 Utah Banned 13 Books in Public Schools
00:26 Why were these 13 books banned in Utah?
02:20 Banned Book Guessing Game
02:53 Why was the ACOTAR series banned in Utah?
04:12 Why was Empire of Storms banned in Utah?
04:33 Why was Forever banned in Utah?
06:54 About the Utah Banned Books in School Policy
08:04 Why was What Girls Are Made Of banned in Utah?
10:09 Why was Milk and Honey banned in Utah?
12:10 Why were Tilt and Fallout banned in Utah?
14:15 Why was Oryx and Crake banned in Utah?
15:06 Why was Blankets banned in Utah?
16:24 How the election can impact public schools int he United States
16:38 North Carolina Race for Superintendent of Public Schools Mo Green vs Michele Morrow
18:42 More Banned Book Videos and Games

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References for this video:
Banned Book Headlines: https://abc7chicago.com/post/utah-boo...

Banned Books Headlines: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/bo...

Utah's Official List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Utah's Book Banning Law: https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/stati...

Sexual Abuse in Utah 1: https://www.ksl.com/article/50503190/...

Sexual Abuse in Utah 2: https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/loc...

Margaret Atwood Quote 1 : https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake...

Margaret Atwood Quote 2: https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake...

Judy Blume interview: https://www.theguardian.com/books/200...

Utah Abortion Law 1: https://19thnews.org/2024/08/abortion...

Utah Abortion Law 2: https://19thnews.org/2023/03/abortion...

Mo Green: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/pol...

Michele Morrow: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opi...