LEANDER, Texas (Talk1370.com) -- Leander ISD officials say 11 books have been identified and pulled from the district's book clubs and classroom libraries, although they still remain available in campus and digital libraries.
The district says the removals are the end result of a year-long process by teachers, staff, and community members.
District officials say that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the book club review process last year was based on online book reviews, instead of the traditional committee process.
A total of 11 books are being pulled from the book clubs and classroom library list, including:
Brave Face: A Memoir by Shaun David Hutchinson (English IV)
The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood and Renee Nault (English III)
In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado (English IV)
None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio (English I)
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Lynn Reed (English IV)
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez (English I)
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson (English III)
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" The Authorized Graphic Adaptation by Myles Hyman (English II)
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson (English II)
V is for Vendetta by Alan Moore (English III)
Y: The Last Man Book One by Brian K. Vaughan (English III)
The district is working to have any copies of the titles removed from classroom libraries by Dec. 17.
The committee members also found eight titles to reinstate following a review:
American Street by Ibi Zoboi (English II)
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez (English II)
Kiss Number 8 by Coleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw (English II)
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki (English II)
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir by Nikki Grimes (English IV)
Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller (English IV)
Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson (English II)
What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler (English I)
State officials, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, have been calling on school districts to review the books available to students, including a call to remove any that are "clearly pornographic" or "extremely inappropriate."