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Julianne Moore’s ‘Freckleface Strawberry’ and JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ among books caught in Defense Department Review

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Oscar winner Julianne Moore’s Freckleface Strawberry, a picture book about a redhead who learns to live with her freckles, is among books being removed from schools for military families for review.
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