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The #SpoutibleBannedBookClub discussion of The House on #MangoStreet by Sandra Cisneros starts now. See the pinned spout on @BannedBookClub for guidelines.
#MangoStreetTalkingPoint

Did you see anything in the book to justify the challenges/bans of The House on Mango Street? Explain.
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12:00 AM - Jan 20, 2024
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Angelique Yaich
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In response to Spoutible Banned Book Club.
i found nothing blatantly offensive in #MangoStreet that would justify someone wishing a child who can read not to read this.
09:33 PM - Jan 20, 2024
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Laura JG
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What’s weird is so many of those people don’t seem to realize what all these kids have seen on their phones. Even if they have parental controls switched on, on the kids have seen stuff on their friends’ phones. Most kids have seen hard-core porn before high school now.
07:40 PM - Jan 20, 2024
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AlbinatorB
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In response to Laura JG.
It's not even that. Esperanza doesn't observe or describe any graphic scenes in any detail, most of what is in the book are the outward signs of sinister things that anyone sees but many choose to dismiss.
10:21 PM - Jan 20, 2024
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Ruth Neese
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In response to Spoutible Banned Book Club.
Absolutely nothing! In FL, all a book needs for a ban is a Latinx author and themes of escaping poverty and nascent feminism. This book has that, plus implied sex and domestic abuse. Nothing implied about sex or assault is unfamiliar to a teenaged girl. #SBBC #MangoStreetTalkingPoint
07:15 PM - Jan 20, 2024
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Pamela
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In response to Spoutible Banned Book Club.
I saw nothing that would justify, or even create a basis for, a ban. For a moment I wondered if I was mixing up book clubs. It was apparent that abuse occurred, but there was nothing explicit. Just regular life.
What am I missing?
#SBBC #MangoStreet
05:29 PM - Jan 20, 2024
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Spoutible Banned Book Club
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In response to Pamela.
This is the first book we've read where I was hard pressed to find anything that could be considered "explicit" (or related to CRT, which is used to cast a wide net). Because it alludes to rape and talks about domestic violence, it's been challenged in K-12 for its "sensitive subject matter."
05:37 PM - Jan 20, 2024
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Sue Lee
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In response to Spoutible Banned Book Club.
No, I don’t. While there are situations where rape, abuse, consensual sex, and death implied, they are not described. The uncomfortableness situations in the vignettes should a basis for discussion with your kids. Sidenote - if they think poverty in stories should be banned, eliminate the causes.
04:37 PM - Jan 20, 2024
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Pam McSt
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In response to Spoutible Banned Book Club.
I don't think anything justifies bans, so sometimes it's hard for me to answer questions about the reasons books are being banned. Individuals might object to reading about (or their children) reading some of the abuse in it though.
03:19 PM - Jan 20, 2024
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Tracy I
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In response to Spoutible Banned Book Club.
In my mind no. Most of the things we’ve read have sexual content as a reason for banning. It has that, prostitution and assault. I think some of these ban people don’t think their kids should read anything upsetting or emotional, kinda dumb if you’re going to talk stranger danger to them anyway.
12:41 AM - Jan 20, 2024
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Pamela
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In response to Tracy I.
Stranger danger is exactly what I thought about. Kids need to be aware that things can happen. They need to read about things for their own protection.
05:32 PM - Jan 20, 2024
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Pamela
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In response to Spoutible Banned Book Club.
Plan is to hide in my room and read it tomorrow. Wish me luck!
12:04 AM - Jan 20, 2024
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Spoutible Banned Book Club
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In response to Pamela.
Good luck! It is a quick, and good, read.
12:23 AM - Jan 20, 2024
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