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Florida County Bans Jodi Picoult Novel, Citing DeSantis Directive

FLORIDA-HEIT 451

“Banning ‘The Storyteller’ is shocking, as it is about the Holocaust and has never been banned before,” Picoult said.

Victor Swezey
Victor Swezey
A woman holds a sign during a gathering outside a Books-a-Million bookstore where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign copies of his book “The Courage to Be Free” in Leesburg, Florida, Feb. 28, 2023.
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Victor Swezey

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