Guides pair ratings with book-challenge steps
2022–2026; March 2025 tutorial · Utah; national guides
On March 1, 2025, in "Time to Speak Up," Stephens showed parents how to find books by district on RatedBooks and submit a challenge. The video's description asks parents in named Utah districts to challenge Water for Elephants.
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On May 21, 2022, a saved StoryLabs store offered Youth Advisory Ratings stickers and a custom district book-location map alongside curriculum products. A September 26, 2022 copy offered a $50 RatedBooks district webpage, warning stickers and an HB243 complaint kit.
On September 20, 2022, a saved version of Utah Parents United's LaVerna page offered free Utah district pages and directed out-of-state users to a $35 StoryLabs product.
On October 3, 2022, a Slicksheets document of one-page handouts grouped 4- and 5-rated titles with report links. RatedBooks' Advocate page still links it.
On September 8, 2023, in an interview, Stephens said she asks ChatGPT about a book's content, then searches a PDF for quotations and page numbers. She recommended RatedBooks and BookLooks.
An August 20, 2026 Recover America guide combined book-location searches with RatedBooks reports and recommended removal cutoffs by school level. Its September 13, 2026 guide directed readers to Take Back the Classroom for locations, RatedBooks for reports and cutoffs, and Bonnie Wallace for local help.
Documented
Who and what is involved
- Institutions
- Private advocacy training and storefronts
- People and recorded roles
- Stephens; anonymous Davis guide author; Bonnie Wallace; Karen England
- Organizations, bodies and vendors
- UPU; RatedBooks; StoryLabs; Recover America; Take Back the Classroom
- Laws, rules and procedures
- HB243 named complaint-kit product; local sensitive-material procedure
- Products and information systems
- Slicksheets; challenge templates; BookLens; ChatGPT
Sources (15)
- D086How the rule works (PDF, pages 6–7) (opens in a new window)
- D087a 2024 legislative hearing (PDF, page 3) (opens in a new window)
- D088Read excerpts from UPU’s saved page (PDF). (opens in a new window)
- D089See the video and its description (opens in a new window)
- D090See the challenge instructions. (opens in a new window)
- D091H.B. 374 to the House Education Committee (PDF, page 1) (opens in a new window)
- D092Read the 2022 law (PDF, page 6, lines 147–161) (opens in a new window)
- D093the Senate (PDF, page 3) (opens in a new window)
- D094Read the audit (PDF, page 14) (opens in a new window)
- D095Archived page · StoryLabs sells rating stickers and district maps · May 21, 2022 (opens in a new window)
- D096Archived page · UPU’s LaVerna page links RatedBooks and StoryLabs · September 20, 2022 (opens in a new window)
- D097Archived page · The storefront packages book-challenge products · September 26, 2022 (opens in a new window)
- D064RatedBooks.org - Advocate page / current toolkit workflow (opens in a new window)
- D098Watch: Brooke describes using ChatGPT to screen books (opens in a new window)
- D099Source · Recover America uses RatedBooks thresholds in a challenge guide · August 20, 2026 (opens in a new window)
Earlier research pages
- Earlier home page
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated May 21, 2022
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated September 20, 2022
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated September 26, 2022
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated October 3, 2022
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated September 8, 2023
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated March 1, 2025
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated August 20, 2026
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated September 13, 2026
Open question
Which actual filings include these reports/templates, and what changes occurred during local review?