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Book Review: Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia (2017)

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Photo credit: Emma K. Note: Mouseover abbreviations for more explanation. TL;DR review: I wasn't expecting to get into Eliza and Her Monsters , but I ended up crying for more than fifteen minutes. Teenage angst levels: A little angsty, but for good reason. Deadly diseases: Everyone's healthy enough. Use of Magic: The only magic is in our hearts. Danger of imminent death: Safe and sound. Violence: A little bully-fight, nothing serious. Sexual content: A couple sneaky kisses. Number of romantic interests: Only the one, really. Protagonist's moral compass: If it were any farther north, it would go flying from the compass. Sad factor: Prepare to be emotionally ruined. Romance cheese: Melty mozzarella. Dystopia: Modern-day ramblings. (For more on age-appropriate content, check out Common Sense Media .) Original image by Gamemasterz (Own work) [ CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons . Added text by Emma K. Books don't make me cry ofte
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Celebrate Banned Books Week September 24-30!

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Photo credit:  San Jose Public Library  (under  this license ) This week is Banned Books Week , a week to celebrate the freedom to express and share ideas, even unorthodox or unpopular ideas like those present in the frequently-challenged young adult (YA) books of today. There are many reasons for a book to be banned from the shelves: content considered unsuited to the audience for whom the book is intended, sexual or graphic content, offensive language, or even characters within the LGBTQ+ community. The banning or challenging (attempting to ban) of books mostly stems from parents who don't believe the topic matter is suited for the age group. Perhaps the need to keep children from reading books with content that we believe to be inappropriate lives in all of us, but the truth is, we as Americans do not have the right to control limit another person's access to information under the First Amendment. While parents have the right and responsibility to decide what books th
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Top 10 Banned Young Adult Books (Banned Book Week 2017)

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September 24-30 is Banned Books Week, and to celebrate, I've compiled a list of my favorite frequently banned/challenged young adult books. (For more information on Banned Books Week, check out my blog post  here .) 10.  Catcher in the Rye   by J. D. Salinger Banned for "sexual content, offensive language," and for being "unsuited to age group" (ALA;  2005  Top Ten #3,  2009  &  2001  Top Ten #6). Photo credit: Emma K. While I know Catcher in the Rye is a beloved novel to many, I had to put this one at the bottom of the list. It was just... too depressing. The premise of the book, for those who haven't read it (and I hadn't either until recently), is that sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from his fourth school in a row after failing four of his five classes (he excels in English but doesn't seem to bother with his other classes), and thusly spends his winter break feeling depressed and discontent
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