Perverting with Pride by Emily Morales

Scholastic Books: Promoting Queerness for Children of All Ages

Background

Scholastic has been a trusted source for children’s books for nearly 100 years. Since the 1980s, Scholastic Book Fairs have been delivering classic series, such as The Baby-Sitters Club and The Magic School Bus, along with nonfiction titles showcasing American heroes, historical events, and natural wonders, directly to schools. Parents and children alike could shop with confidence, knowing that Scholastic materials were wholesome and age appropriate. While the dawn of the new millennium saw an increase in resources aligned with progressive environmental and social justice causes, these did not actively undermine traditional values surrounding marriage and family or sexuality and...

Emily Morales

graduated summa cum laude from California State University, Fresno, with a BS in molecular biology and a minor in cognitive psychology. As an undergraduate, she conducted research in immunology, microbiology, behavioral and cognitive psychology, scanning tunneling microscopy and genetics - having published research in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, and projects in scanning tunneling microscopy. Having recently completed an M.Ed. from University of Cincinnati and a Certificate in Apologetics with the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, Emily is currently an instructional designer/content developer for Moody Bible Institute and teaches organic chemistry and physics. As a former Darwinian evolutionist, Emily now regards the intelligent design arguments more credible than those proffered by Darwinists for explaining the origin of life.

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