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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 03:50:05 JST Ali Velshi

Author Jonathan Evison admits #LawnBoy grapples w/ a lot: “wealth and equity, racial assumptions, perils of late capitalism - but front and center is the inherent inequities of the American dream” – making it an even more crucial read #VelshiBannedBookClub https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-velshibannedbookclub-lawn-boy-by-jonathan-evison-187249733947
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  #VelshiBannedBookClub: ‘Lawn Boy’ by Jonathan Evison
  
  from MSNBC
  
  A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story, “Lawn Boy” grapples with sexual orientation, family dynamics, opportunities for immigrants, classism, and capitalism. At its core, “Lawn Boy” is a story of identity. As both a Mexican American and a gay man, Mike grapples with who he is and whom he loves. “It was very important for me to write this book, even myself, I take a lot of privileges for granted – there is this American mythos that the American dream is open for all of us and it’s a lot harder for people of color and a non-binary persuasion,” says Evison. And yet, despite the important subject matter, one parent’s condemnation of the book sparked a mass-banning across the U.S. Some 35 school districts in 20 states temporarily removed “Lawn Boy” from library shelves.

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