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melissa

by Alex Gino

ISBN: 9781338843415Scholastic Incorporated2022
Author self-identifies as: LGBTQ+source ↗About these classifications →

Banned or challenged 2 times across 2 jurisdictions.

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Related Laws

This book has been banned or challenged under these laws.

⚠ Challenger signal

Also flagged by 1 challenger group

These groups have publicly targeted this book for removal. This is NOT a confirmed ban — it’s a signal that the book is on one or more challenger lists, which often precedes formal challenges in specific districts. See methodology for how we distinguish targeting from enforcement.

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. 25

    Jun 20, 2025

    LawTexas SB 12

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 25

    Sep 26, 2025

    Bantemporarily removed

    Leander ISD, TX

    Paused from classroom instructional use by Leander ISD under Texas SB 12 review.

All ban records (2)

Central York School District, PA

school · school district

ReinstatedThe book was previously removed but has been returned to shelves.

Diversity Resource List banned by school board Nov 2020. Reinstated Sep 2021 after student protests.

Leander ISD, TX

school · school district

Temporarily RemovedThe book has been pulled from shelves pending a formal review.

Paused from classroom instructional use by Leander ISD to comply with Texas SB 12 (parental rights in public education / DEI / sexual-orientation-instruction law, effective 2025-09-01). Initial evaluation used AI-assisted rubric; final pause decision made by district administrators.

Reported Sep 26, 2025