![]() ![]() There is a transgender student who comes out in the book. Johnson commented, “The book includes kids of all sorts of identities to reflect the world that is around us. Published by Macmillan imprint First Second Books in 2019, “The Breakaways” follows a middle school soccer team’s C roster, consisting of the students who prefer anything to football. District spokesman Terry Abbott said two librarians, two teachers and an administrator reviewed the book and recommended it be banned, claiming it was “not age appropriate nor was it appropriate for its intended educational use,” despite the book being aimed at 8-14 year olds. Johnson’s graphic novel “The Breakaways” has been banned in Spring Branch (Houston) ISD’s elementary school libraries, after a parent complained that it included a transgender character. ![]()
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