Banned due to the social issues it addresses, Sandra Cisneros' work tells the culturally significant story of Esperanza as she comes of age in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago. To dive into this deep reading of Cisneros' The House on Mango Street - click on the post's title.
Book bans. What's the best way to push back? Activism around The House on Mango Street is a veritable case study in successful pushback. Be sure and check it out - click on the post's title.
Hispanic Heritage Month takes place every year from September 15th to October 15th. Celebrate with a banned book by a Hispanic author. To check out our list - click on the post's title.
Greek tragedies were intended to promote public discussion about how their society could avoid the same tragic mistakes the play deals with. What societal plight is Steinbeck warning us about? Find out in this deep-dive of his classic Of Mice and Men - click on the post's title.
Use this discussion guide to inspire in-depth thinking, and jump-start a conversation about John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men. There’s plenty here to set your mental wheels in motion - click on the post's title.
The Stonewall Uprising is part of an arc of LGTBQ+ advocacy that began with Magnus Hirschfeld, whose archive was destroyed in the first Nazi book burning. To learn about Hirschfeld and his significance -click on the post's title.
So, read a book from the ALA’s rainbow list in support of Pride Month. Or choose from books that have received the Stonewall Book Award for exceptional merit relating to the gay/ lesbian/ bisexual/ transgender experience - click on the post's title.
Authors of banned books have been ostracized, exiled, or even threatened with death. During certain periods, merely possessing a banned book was a crime. To see a brief timeline of book bannings, burnings, and other censorship tactics - click on the post's title.
Thomas Morton’s blistering satire The New English Canaan was the first book to be banned in the United States. The Perfect choice for Right to Read Day. To get it free - click on the post's title.
Kurt Vonnegut's darkly funny anti-war novel has been banned at least eighteen times. Protagonist Billy Pilgrim has not only "come unstuck in time," he's abducted by aliens. But why? What real life scenario does this reflect? To find out - click on the post's title.
Nathaniel Hawthorne is renowned for deep symbolism and psychological insight. So, what's The Scarlet Letter really about? It's about more than a misbehaving minister. Discover what by clicking on the post's title.
The Catcher in the Rye is a 20th-century jeremiad. What the heck is that? To read more and find out - click on the post's title.