Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack and Stevie Lewis (illus.)
A story of a brutal monarch who kills a dragon, but is also a very sweet LGBT+ love story.
Banned
#5 of ALA's "Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2019" for "featuring a gay marriage and LGBTQIA+ content; for being 'a deliberate attempt to indoctrinate young children' with the potential to cause confusion, curiosity, and gender dysphoria; and for conflicting with a religious viewpoint."
2019
West Virginia - Pulled from Upshur County's library shelves after a local minister Pastor Josh Layfield called it "a deliberate attempt to indoctrinate young children, especially boys, into the LGBTQA lifestyle." The book was later returned to the shelves after review.
Virginia - Various LGBTQA works as part of a diversity curriculum for elementary and high school students in Loudoun County were challenged by parents and citizens.
Sources
American Library Association. "Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2019." ALA, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020 from http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10
Battiston, John. "Supporters, opponents of Loudoun County Public Schools' diverse libraries come out in force." Loudoun Times-Mirror, 2019. Retrieved on November 27, 2020 from https://www.loudountimes.com/news/supporters-opponents-of-loudoun-county-public-schools-diverse-libraries-come-out-in-force/article_5095d1d8-f5cf-11e9-a423-0bf60e98194d.html
Cowger, Caiden. "EXCLUSIVE: Upshur County Library Board reviewing controversial book promoting homosexuality to children." Mountaineer Journal. Retrieved November 27, 2020 from https://mountaineerjournal.com/2019/11/16/upshur-county-library-board-reviewing-controversial-book-promoting-homosexuality-to-children/
DanielHaack.com. "Bio." Retrieved November 27, 2020 from https://www.danielhaack.com/bio
Flood, Alison. "Author hits back after library removes LGBT picture book from shelves." November 20, 2019. The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020 from https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/nov/20/author-west-virginia-library-removes-lgbt-book-shelves-daniel-haack-prince-and-knight
Haack, Daniel and Stevie Lewis (illus.). "Prince and Knight." Bonnier AB. 2018.
Hough, Lori. "Study Skills: Daniel Haack." Ed. Harvard Ed. Magazine. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020 from https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/ed/19/01/study-skills-daniel-haack
Lewis, Stevie. "About." chocosweete.com. Stevie Lewis, 2020. Retrieved on November 27, 2020 from http://www.chocosweete.com/about
She-explores.com. "Stevie Lewis: Illustrator." She Explores. Ravel Creative LLC, 2020. Retrieved on November 27, 2020 from https://she-explores.com/artistry/stevie-lewis/
Schmidt, Samantha. "Angry parents protest LGBTQ books in Virginia classrooms." Washington Post, 2019. Retrieved on November 27, 2020 from https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/perversity-angry-parents-protest-lgbtq-books-in-loudoun-classrooms/2019/11/10/6dbe0024-01b3-11ea-9518-1e76abc088b6_story.html
Van Slooten, Philip. "Loudoun County schools debate LGBTQ books in classroom libraries." Washington Blade, 2019. Retrieved on November 27, 2020 from https://www.washingtonblade.com/2019/11/16/loudoun-county-schools-debate-lgbtq-books-in-classroom-libraries/
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