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Cover of Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam

Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam

by Tony Medina and Louis Reyes Rivera

ISBN: 9780609808405Crown

Genres

Poetry

Banned or challenged 2 times across 2 jurisdictions.

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Timeline

Unified view of laws affecting this book and jurisdictions where it’s been removed or challenged, in chronological order.

1 law event1 ban event
  1. 23

    Jun 13, 2023

    LawTexas HB 900

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 24

    Oct 1, 2024

    Banremoved

    Katy ISD, TX

    Removed from Katy Independent School District libraries under TX HB 900.

Platform availability

9 platforms tracked

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All ban records (2)

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

prison · state

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

PAGES: XVI XIX, 30, 34, 45, 73, 74...RCL; 101 INC FTR/DTR; 103-105 W/H (4 OR 5 PAGES WILL SUFFICE)

Reported Oct 19, 2006

Katy ISD, TX

school · school district

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Reported Oct 1, 2024