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October 2, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Annie On My Mind and Banned Books Week on My Calendar

I come from a small town, and from very liberal parents.  I don’t remember any checks on what I was reading, never once being told I couldn’t read anything or having to sneak books into my room.  Well, except for the copies of Julie Garwood’s historical romances that were my mom’s, but that was more […]

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