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Wrapping up is ’s “Beastly Boy,” from Bedtime Stories, which describes the resistance Tomi Ungerer and other controversial children’s authors have faced.
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2019-09-29

5. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
6. Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller
7. Of Mice and Men
8. Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger
9. Lord of the Flies, William Golding
10. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov

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2019-09-26

On purity policing by fans: "#BannedBooksWeek is a week in which fans and writers stand in solidarity with each other to oppose the censorship of the written word. Criticism of fiction, even robust criticism, should be welcomed—but abuse should never be." https://t.co/azhXLR8oWB

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2019-09-25

It can be the scariest thing in the world to be who you really are in spite of what the world says you should be. ’s Midnight Radio follows 4 individuals who hear a late-night broadcast urging them take the risk of being themselves.

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2019-09-24

Val Resnick-Baker from our series is one kickass leading lady! She has loved and lost but is on the mend with a new romance brewing. Her fierce loyalty and her power of plasma fusion make her a force to be reckoned with.

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2019-09-24

First, we’re giving a big 💛 to the YA romance Taproot by ! Hamal is perhaps the gentlest gardener you’ll ever meet and his romance with a ghost boy named Blue who might be in trouble with the reaper only makes us want to read more.

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2019-09-24

"Yes, they even banned The Canterbury Tales." 3/3/2017 https://t.co/RgcbLNPMyh
Some Chaucer in the collections here (fully digitized) Takamiya MS 32 https://t.co/LKz7eG0SL5 Takamiya MS 24 https://t.co/ixTnrPMwmq

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2019-09-23

Maurice Sendak’s children’s book In the Night Kitchen became a frequent target for censorship because the boy Mickey is depicted naked in his dream. https://t.co/wmHJQsSpUN

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2019-09-21

What the Huck?! It’s Check out Manga Classics unabridged edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn! https://t.co/NuZAjwqON2

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2018-09-26

BONE by : A Thread

Despite the BONE collection bearing the logo across their covers, the fun and charming story has been challenged several times at various education levels, and subsequently banned as a result a handful of those times.

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2018-09-24

The freedom to read under attack year-round! Celebrate & the right to read! http://t.co/XVqE8CtRez

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2015-09-30

What are YOU reading this week to celebrate?! . Artwork by

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2014-09-24

Kicking off with this little ditty from Michelle Hazelwood!

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2014-09-23