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WeirDo, the popular children's book series by Anh Do Banned in the US
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newidea.com.auThe Australian has reported that the popular WeirDo series was banned in public schools in Central York district in Pennsylvania in November 2020.
The district includes around 5000 students, who had to campaign to get the ban overturned. Anh Do’s popular series is aimed at young children and is filled with cartoons and anecdotes from his experience as an immigrant child going to school.
The 17-book series, which focuses on the immigrant experience and people of colour was banned because it “leaned towards indoctrination material” in 2020 and was only overturned in January this year.
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