W e're celebrating Black History Month by shining a spotlight on Phillis Wheatley and William Wells Brown. Wheatley was the first African-American to publish... Read More.

B amboozled! It means to be hoodwinked, flimflammed, hornswoggled -- all fun & fancy words that mean to be tricked, deceived in underhanded ways.... Read More.

D ave Eggers' book The Circle was not only pulled from high school reading lists in Rapid City, South Dakota, it was on a... Read More.

T he New York Public Library is offering free, nationwide digital access to young adult books that have been the object of bans or... Read More.

T he phrase "I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference," is typically seen as an anthem of... Read More.

I t’s Rosa Parks Day! Despite efforts to silence teaching about race and racism, teachers are doing their darnedest to ensure that stories like... Read More.

I t’s Native American Heritage Month! November has been designated as a time to recognize the contributions, and unique, essential achievements of Native peoples... Read More.

W hy is it important to know about these literary devices? Like symbolic language, literary devices are techniques that authors use to take their... Read More.

I t’s National Family Literacy Day, so carve out some time to read with your young ones today, or perhaps read to them. Families have... Read More.

I n this edition of our Power of Books Author Series, we talk with Ryan Estrada about his first-hand experience with book banning. He's... Read More.

T he Crucible is a notable example of how literature is like a layer cake. Arthur Miller’s account of why he came to write... Read More.

L iterature is an excellent resource for school programs that address bullying. But not if books with themes of bullying behavior are banned. Forty-two... Read More.