My Shadow is Purple was nominated for a 2023 Australian Book Industry Award. It was described as a heartwarming and inspiring book about being true to yourself, and one that considered gender ...

Rinderle bought the book, My Shadow is Purple, at the school book fair. Getty Images/iStockphoto “Students just engaged in the book with me and then we discussed the message that they received ...

In February, she purchased “My Shadow Is Purple,” by the Australian author Scott Stuart, at a district-approved book fair, and read it to her class on March 8. The book centers on a gender ...

I read a children’s picture book, "My Shadow is Purple," to my fifth-grade students in March.It is an empowering book that, while addressing gender stereotypes, is about staying true to oneself ...

She was terminated on June 6. According to Rinderle, in March she read My Shadow is Purple, an international best-selling book by Australian author Scott Stuart, to her 5th-grade class after ...

The Cobb County School Board voted 4-3 to fire Katie Rinderle after she read the book “My Shadow is Purple," which touches on topics of gender identity, aloud in class.

Katie Rinderle was removed from her classroom after reading “My Shadow is Purple,” a children's book exploring gender fluidity, to her fifth-grade class. IE 11 is not supported.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The Cobb County School Board voted to terminate a teacher after she read a book about gender norms to her fifth-grade class. In a board meeting Thursday evening, the board ...