Book Banning

Tag: Book Banning

March 20, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Don’t Ban Them. Don’t Silence Them. The Importance of Writing About the “Tough Stuff” in Teen Fiction, a guest post by Lila Riesen

To some readers—mostly adults, who are under some fallacy that teenagers will remain innocent so long as we shelter them from difficult themes—my book will be one giant red flag.

February 7, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

So You Want to Support Your Library? School and Public Libraries Need Your Support in a Wave of Book Banning

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen shares tips for library patrons who want to support their libraries in the wake of sweeping book bans

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Heavy Medal

October Nominations: Name Your Top Three Newbery Contenders

by Steven Engelfried

The Yarn

LIVE from My Car: THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW Unraveled

by Travis Jonker

100 Scope Notes

Cover Reveal Q&A: What Are You Waiting For? by Marcy Campbell and Shelley Johannes

by Travis Jonker

Politics in Practice

Fighting Public School Book Bans with the Civil Rights Act

by John Chrastka