What Actually Happens When Young People Read Disturbing Books.
W hat actually happens when young people read “disturbing” books? Literary scholars Gay Ivey and Peter Johnston have studied this at length. And it's not the baloney banners spout to scare you. Ivey and Johnston are co-authors of the recently released book Teens Choosing to Read. And, they point out in a recent blog post for Columbia University's Teachers... Read More.
Bamboozled: This Fun & Fancy Word is more important than ever
B amboozled! It means to be hoodwinked, flimflammed, hornswoggled -- all fun & fancy words that mean to be tricked, deceived in underhanded ways. Like the way Tom Sawyer bamboozled his friends into whitewashing that fence for him, so he could play all day. But, what is this Fun & Fancy Word's connection to book banning? We may see... Read More.
“Anatomy of a Book Banning” by Dave Eggers
D ave Eggers' book The Circle was not only pulled from high school reading lists in Rapid City, South Dakota, it was on a list with several other books school officials decided should be destroyed. Yes, destroyed. Eggers graciously gave This Book is Banned permission to publish a link to the following article he wrote about his experience with... Read More.
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