Penguin Random House sues Florida school district over book bans

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FILE - Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books, including "The Bluest Eye," by Toni Morrison, that have been the subject of complaints from parents, on Dec. 16, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Publisher Penguin Random House and PEN America sued a Florida school district Wednesday, May 17, 2023, over its removal of books about race and LGBTQ+ identities, the latest opposition to a policy central to Gov. Ron DeSantis agenda as he prepares to run for president. Among the removed books are The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed and Lucky by Alice Sebold. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)