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Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope

by Patterson, Jodie

ISBN: 9780593123638Random House Children's Books

Genres

Middle Grade

Banned or challenged 1 time across 1 jurisdiction.

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Timeline

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

0 law events2 ban events

25
Jul 1, 2025
Banremoved
DoDEA (Federal)
Removed from DoDEA school libraries per White House executive orders.
25
Oct 23, 2025
Banunder legal challenge
DoDEA (Federal)
Federal judge (Patricia Giles, E.D. Va.) grants preliminary injunction ordering DoDEA to restore all removed books. ACLU v. DoDEA.

All ban records (1)

DoDEA (Federal)

school · federal

Under Legal ChallengeA lawsuit has been filed challenging this ban or the law behind it.

Removed per executive orders targeting DEI, gender ideology, and 'radical indoctrination' content in K-12 schools.

Reported Jul 14, 2025