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I think we are all aware o the moral plight by book banners to remove works that contain subjects or subtext that they feel might be offensive, but none know the backlash better than author [...]

Every month we highlight a book for Banned Book Tuesday, some older, some new. This week we look at the Young Adult Dystopian award-winning novel by Lois Lowry, The Giver. ABOUT The Giver [...]

ABOUT CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS [note color=”#d7e5f9″]George and Harold have created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school–and now they’re going to [...]

JUDY BLUME & BANNED BOOK Judy Blume is one of the most beloved, praised and inspiring young adult authors, penning treasured novels, which include the classics Blubber, Are you there God it’s [...]

Banning books calls on images of Nazi’s throwing Jewish penned books to the flame, or lynch mobs with pitch forks yelling for purity circa 1875, surely not librarians here in this open [...]

As of today, we have one more week until Christmas! For many, this week is a week of relaxation, reflection and thankfulness for all that the year has brought. For others, the week is a mad dash [...]

If there were any one book that I could confidently say that I know inside and out, it would be E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web. My grandmother’s name is Charlotte and as a child, I gravitated [...]

There are some days when I have to write posts and I know that the world, as I know it, is coming to an end. This is one of those days. As you have probably noticed, as the weeks have gone by, I [...]

Alright… I have saved this one specifically for this week because the last installment in the Twilight series is being released this weekend. I know that most of the serious readers on here are [...]

It’s November 6th! In the United States that means one thing: it’s Election Day! The day that we, as a county, celebrate the right to vote. Along with this freedom to get to vote, we, at 2 [...]