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Florida’s now known as the book-banning state. But that does not mean state leaders don’t want students to read. Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. has announced he is launching a Commissioner’s Book of the Month Club with recommendations for all students in Florida, K-12 schools. The message: Read this, not that, especially if it’s about unvarnished U.S. history. Florida passed a law last year to review reading materials made available in classrooms, turning school librarians into censors. Martin County leads the book-banning frenzy, having recently removed 92 books from its school libraries. And more restrictions are on the way.…