Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘Heroine’ by Mindy McGinnis

“Heroine” by Mindy McGinnis is not just a deeply effective cautionary tale, but a direct and multi-layered examination of how quickly addiction takes hold and the deeply emotional and lasting toll it takes on a family, a community, and a young person in its grips. Gritty and alarmingly realistic, “Heroine” is careful to make the point that addiction, especially addiction to opioids, can and will claim anyone – wealthy and poor, white and black, young and old. Fentanyl overdoses are claiming young Americans at an unprecedented rate. According to the CDC, fentanyl has largely fueled a more than doubling of overdose deaths among children ages 12 to 17 since 2020. Statistic after statistic, study after study, shows the same thing: we are in a crisis. “Heroine” has been removed from library shelves and classrooms for “glorifying” drug use. But if you read this book, you know the opposite is true. “Heroine” is harrowing and hard to read – but necessary. One way to protect your children from the very real and present danger of opioid addiction is by offering them safe exploration – a book.



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[carolyn]

Thank you for Velshi Banned Book Club. Great review of presented book and so informative the conversation with the author. These are pieces of literature I am grateful to read thanks to your presentations. I have learned something new with every book.

[RetNemmoc]

Banned in one Utah, one Texas and four Florida school districts due to challenges. Some are pending investigation. People making the ridiculous claim that these are not banned because they can find them in a book store are being intentionally disengenuous. This may or may not remain banned in those districts, but I would think this book is appropriate for high schoolers, and that for such students, their parents are capable of deciding for their own child. I was not sheltered from gritty, controversial and difficult subjects in school, and whaddaya know, I'm not a [tolls, fill in your own ignorant accusations here].

[cathicraig]

Thank you once again! I look forward to this segment and your entire show every weekend.

[brianrunyon]

Have an audio recording of this book. It's narrated by a narrator I'm a big fan of, and, it pulls no punches.

[loveandabcs]

It looks like MSNBC should list the locations (states, school systems, library systems, other) where a particular book has been "banned" (either for a time in the past or currently). That will take care of half of the critical comments. MSNBC, can you do this? I suggest place the list in both the text at the end of each video, and also in the written text on Youtube that goes along with the book-specific commentary.

[TheDiamond]

Let me guess, it’s one more in a long, continuous series of segments about books that haven’t been banned.

[Paul-lmgv]

*I saw a Senate hearing where a senator read aloud passages from these books. Women in the hearing room were trying to hide their embarrassment! The network had to 'bleep' out half of what he said! If it can't be broadcast, our kids shouldn't be reading it! Or having it read to them!*

[feffygracie]

There are no banned books in the USA. Which country is he speaking of?

[ConcernedCitizen-pcql]

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[Trumpwon]

Is MSDNC still pushing the false narrative that books are being banned?😂😂

[winstonsmith]

Banned book? It's not available to children because of adult themes. But if you want to talkCensorship for ADULTS, why is Kammy's policies as AG of California or any discussion of J13 considered hayte speech by YT? Why is the DOJ accusing everyone who doesn't like Kammy of being Russian assets?

[TheErik]

I like buying books about politicians that the Democrat Party tries to ban on social media.
That's the politician that I'm going to vote for.

[TruthySkies]

That school thing in Georgia would never have happened if the school library had banned more books.

[jont]

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Make America great again🙋‍♂️

[bartjargengarblbargeler]

Drop the final "e" on the title of the book and I bet Hunter Biden buys them all.