Pushed to the Edge: Teachers' Stories from the Culture Wars

Powerful tales of resilience, from educators and librarians in the face of the growing bigotry stoked by the far right“Heartbreaking yet hopeful, Pushed to the Edge is a powerful revelation of the war taking place against public school teachers and their students.” -JoAnne Tompkins, author of What Comes AfterWhen the Proud Boys stormed a library near her former school to disrupt a Drag Story Hour, veteran public school teacher Sue Granzella responded.Drawing on more than thirty years in the classroom, she began traveling California and documenting the stories of fellow educators and librarians who have been harassed and threatened for teaching honestly about race, gender, immigration, religion, and sexuality.Many people would be surprised to hear that it’s happening in California, long considered the haven of liberals and the pinnacle of tolerance.Florida and Texas have been the canary-in-the-coalmine of nascent culture wars, but California is now the disaster siren, screaming a state