Books are being pulled from the shelves of Mason City Schools' libraries to comply with newly enacted state legislation Gov. Kim Reynolds says will protect children from damaging and obscene material.

At its Monday, July 17 meeting, the Mason City School Board conducted the first reading of a series of policy changes that would bring the district into compliance with newly enacted statewide legislation, most notably regarding the review of instructional materials and the district's policy towards students' gender identity.

The policy changes, as recommended by the Iowa Association of School Boards, were made as a result of a sweeping educational reform bill championed by legislative Republicans and signed by Reynolds in May.

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These are the 19 titles and their authors pulled by the school district:

"Killing Mr. Griffin" by Lois Duncan.
"Sold" by Patricia McCormick.
"A Court of Mist and Fury" (series) by Sarah J. Maas.
"Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson.
"Tricks" by Ellen Hopkins.
"Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult.
"The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood.
"Beloved" by Toni Morrison.
"Looking for Alaska" by John Green.
"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini.
"Crank" by Ellen Hopkins.
"Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher.
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie.
"An American Tragedy" by Theodore Dreiser.
"The Color Purple" by Alice Walker.
"Feed" by M.T. Anderson.
"Friday Night Lights" by Buzz Bissinger.
"Gossip Girl" by Cecily von Ziegesar.
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou.

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