Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion October 03, 2022
The house where I was raised had an open shelf rule. This meant my brother and I were allowed to read anything, no matter how inappropriate or beyond our years. We never had to ask. I spent hours of my childhood perusing the volumes on my father’s bookcases at will, trial and error. Histories, thrillers, science fiction, books on politics and culture — all of it was available to me. I keep thinking about this as more and more school... + full article
Newsweek USA Life October 04, 2022
In late September, the rising movement to ban books in our schools wasn't exactly at the forefront of my mind. Sure, I had seen the headlines about the conservative crusade against books that often covered basic historical and scientific facts. But, like many parents in... + más
Handmaid's Tale, Girls Who Code and other books just banned in the U.S. | Newsweek
As attempts to ban books across the country increase, Chicago establishes ‘Book Sanctuaries’: ‘Encouraging and alarming’ | Chicago Tribune
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion October 02, 2022
My kids and I began reading banned books together when they were just learning sight words. Snuggled with my kids on the couch, I’d read aloud from a slim paperback volume of the “Captain Underpants” series. My son, 6, and my daughter, 4, followed along by looking at the... + más
It’s Banned Books Week — and these bookstores are hiding challenged books for their readers to find | The Boston Globe
Newsweek USA Nation September 28, 2022
Four books from the Girls Who Code series, which follows a group of young girls in a coding club at school, were some of the 1,648 titles on PEN America's nationwide index of books banned in the 2021-22 school year, which sparked a new debate on book bans.Updated by the... + más
Furious debate over a book ban reignites in central Pa. school district | PennLive
UN: Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools 'shameful' | ABC News
Chicago Tribune USA Entertainment September 26, 2022
A glass shelf displaying some of the most notable challenged books in the country adorns the entryway of the Chicago Public Library’s Lincoln Belmont branch. The books are surrounded by yellow tape and red signs that inevitably steer the attention of those who walk inside to... + más
3 Chimpanzees Kidnapped for Ransom From Congo Sanctuary | The New York Times
Books are being used to ostracize LGBTQ+ youth. Here’s what we can do about it | Orlando Sentinel
PennLive USA Nation September 25, 2022
One marcher was costumed as the cover of Lawn Boy, the Jonathan Evison book that was banned for its gay and lesbian content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit.Another was outfitted as All Boys Aren’t Blue, by George M. Johnson, which was banned for similar... + más
‘Remembering what it means to be part of a community,’ Lakeview-area families mark Labor Day, 60th parade anniversary | Chicago Tribune
La. Travels: Lake Chartles festival honors Martin Luther King Jr. | The Advocate
Orlando Sentinel USA Opinion September 24, 2022
Banned Books Week (Sept. 18-24) is an annual event celebrating the freedom and constitutional right to read, especially in the classroom. Since the event launched in 1982, its goal has been to draw attention to censorship. But this year, the main focus is an extreme uptick in... + más
Author speaks out as his book becomes one of the most banned in the US | ABC News
After fans dismiss it as 'pretty gross,' Netflix drops LGBTQ tag for 'Dahmer' series | Los Angeles Times
The Boston Globe USA Life September 19, 2022
Keep your eyes peeled (and your minds open): Sept. 18-24 is Banned Books Week, and a group of bookstores is hiding free copies of banned and challenged books around Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard.Because the stores want these books to be found, it’s not so much a treasure... + más
Book ban efforts surging in 2022, library association says | ABC News
Book ban efforts surging in 2022, library association says | Associated Press
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