![]() On These PagesĪ Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.Ī Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc. And still other libraries are withdrawing the books from circulation. Other libraries are reviewing their options. Some libraries will continue to circulate the books while not using them for displays or public readings. Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, said, “Any author, or anyone publishing books, can make choices about what is out in the world.” Caldwell-Stone noted, however, that “an author’s or publisher’s decision to stop publishing a book should not be grounds alone for removing a book from a library’s collection.” Libraries around the country are reacting in diverse ways. The titles contain offensive depictions of African and Asian people. Seuss’s children’s books due to racist stereotypes that “portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.” The six titles withdrawn from publication were And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super!, and The Cat’s Quizzer. Seuss Enterprises decided to stop publishing new copies of Mulberry Street and five other books because their art contained racially insensitive portrayals of. Seuss Enterprises issued a statement on March 2, 2021, announcing they would cease publication of six of Dr. ![]() Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere. ![]()
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They may have started out as strangers, but as Duke and Marva team up to beat a rigged system (and find Marva’s missing cat), it’s clear that there’s more to their connection than a shared mission for democracy. ![]() She hasn’t spent months doorbelling and registering voters just to see someone denied their right.Īnd that’s how their whirlwind day begins, rushing from precinct to precinct, cutting school, waiting in endless lines, turned away time and again, trying to do one simple thing: vote. When Marva sees Duke turned away from their polling place, she takes it upon herself to make sure his vote is counted. He just wants to get voting over with so he can prepare for his band’s first paying gig tonight. ![]() Duke Crenshaw is so done with this election. ![]() ![]() I liked learning about the history of the Dominican Republic. What I liked about The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Interwoven throughout the book is the history of the Dominican Republic. It tells of Beli’s story as a young girl and Abelard’s, Oscar’s grandfather, as a young man. The novel is an epic family tale that starts with a fuku curse. Yunior recounts the story of Oscar de Leon–an overweight Dominican boy living in New Jersey with his mother, Hypatia Belicia Cabral (Beli), and his sister, Lola. ![]() Most of the book is narrated by Yunior (played by Miranda). ![]() When I discovered that Lin-Manuel Miranda read the audiobook version (along with Karen Olivo), I decided to get it. I had seen this book on bookstore and library shelves over the years, picked it up, considered getting it, then put it back. In this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I review Junot Diaz’s 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. ![]() ![]() Worst of all, Teo’s annoyingly handsome ex-best friend and famous semidiós Hero, Aurelio is favored to win. ![]() Now they must compete in five trials against Gold opponents who are more powerful and better trained. 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I’m not a real hero.”Īs each new decade begins, the Sun’s power must be replenished so that Sol can keep traveling along the sky and keep the chaotic Obsidian gods at bay. ![]() ![]() “Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen. Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes, in this electric new Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys. ![]() ![]() ![]() Meg has made television commercials, corporate films and as a skin health and beauty expert has appeared on HSN, SHOP NBC, The Discovery Channel and TBSN of Australia. Meg has also written songs for Alzheimer's and Autism awareness. Meg's songs are showcased in the independent film, Nobody's perfect, which screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, Off-Broadway's Acts of Love, Juilliard graduate thesis film Betty on the Bed and a multi-media project dedicated to mental illness and teen suicide prevention, A Secret Best Not Kept. ![]() ![]() As a singer-songwriter, Meg was a featured performer for the Gay Men's Health Crisis at New York's historic Webster Hall, the 2002 Vermont Film Festival and the 20 Tribeca Film and Family Festivals. Singer-songwriter and actress Meg Flather is a Backstage Bistro Award-winning performer and has garnered glowing reviews from top New York City publications. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To complicate matters, Sawyer is growing weaker by the day. and he has no clue how to do it.With every new layer of mystery that's revealed, Sawyer's doubts about his abilities get stronger. 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