If you've been keeping up with the news, you've probably seen a rise in book bans and other forms of censorship. There has been a concerted effort on the part of libraries, communities, and states to increase the availability of LGBTQ+ and novels written...
Banned and Challenged Books: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
I'm continuing my banned and challenged book series with a new to me book. This book was one of the top ten most challenged books in 2021. You would think with everything going on last year that people would have better things to do. But I guess all that time alone in quarantine gave them a case of Karenitis.
Banned and Challenged Books: Of Mice and Men
What gets me about this book is how many people try to get rid of it because of language and viewpoints of the time. Like, you want kids to learn about history, well, this is history. It's horrible and terrible and rough. But it's too late to rewrite it. So, learn from it.