Thoughts on Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe #author #BannedBooksWeek #readbannedbooks #LetFreedomReadDay #readmorebooks #booksky #bookthreads #bookstagram I can now say that I have read a graphic book, as in one with illustrations as integral to the storytelling. Until reading Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe I had not picked up what to me is an adult comic book, mainly because my eye goes to words before pictures. Indeed, I often skim the pictures on a page or simply don’t look at them. So it took some concentration for me to be sure to actually look at the depicted content as well as the words on the page. I’m glad I did!

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I can now say that I have read a graphic book, as in one with illustrations as integral to the storytelling. Until reading Gender Queer…

Thoughts on Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell #author #BannedBooksWeek #readbannedbooks #LetFreedomReadDay #readmorebooks #booksky #bookthreads #bookstagram I adore the book I read this week! Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell is a sweet young adult romance between two sixteen-year-old kids. Eleanor lives with her mother, abusive stepfather, and her siblings in a small house in a poor neighborhood. Park lives with his parents and brother in a nicer house in the same neighborhood. They attend the same school, and meet when Eleanor gets on the school bus for the first time. She ends up sitting with him because there’s nowhere else for her to sit. That awkward meetup evolves into so very much more.

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I adore the book I read this week! Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell is a sweet young adult romance between two sixteen-year-old kids.…

Thoughts on Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff #author #BannedBooksWeek #readbannedbooks #LetFreedomReadDay #readmorebooks #booksky #bookthreads #bookstagram I enjoyed this week’s banned book, Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff. I never know what to expect when picking up a new author to me, but I will say the story was a fresh take on a layer of society I know little about. This is a coming of age story about a girl maturing through a new awareness of the people in her life. Let me explain… The main character, Annabelle, starts sixth grade with expectations of the sameness of her school. Same teachers, same topics, etc. Only to find a new student, Bailey, has moved into town.

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I enjoyed this week’s banned book, Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff. I never know what to expect when picking up a new author to…

Thoughts on Crank by Ellen Hopkins #author #BannedBooksWeek #readbannedbooks #LetFreedomReadDay #readmorebooks #booksky #bookthreads #bookstagram The next novel on my list is actually a book-length poem in free style verse. It’s another book by Ellen Hopkins, Crank. After reading this book, I can see it for what the author intended it to be: a cautionary tale. Indeed, she states in her Author’s Note, “If this story speaks to you, I have accomplished what I set out to do. Crank is, indeed, a monster—one the is tough to leave behind once you invite it into your life. Think twice. Then think again.” In other words, don’t even start.

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The next novel on my list is actually a book-length poem in free style verse. It’s another book by Ellen Hopkins, Crank. After reading this book, I can…

Thoughts on All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson #author #BannedBooksWeek #readbannedbooks #LetFreedomReadDay #readmorebooks #booksky #bookthreads #bookstagram Reading from a list of books generated by someone else always leads to reading something outside my wheelhouse. This week’s book, All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson is one fine example of that. The reason why is that this is a memoir written by a young man in his thirties about his life up to that point. You might wonder how he’d have much to say, so let me explain what I discovered. I don’t typically read memoirs, so it was an interesting switch for me. I have read biographies about famous people, but not their memoirs.

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Reading from a list of books generated by someone else always leads to reading something outside my wheelhouse. This week’s book, All…

Thoughts on Tricks by Ellen Hopkins #author #BannedBooksWeek #readbannedbooks #LetFreedomReadDay #readmorebooks #booksky #bookthreads #bookstagram The fifth novel on the below list that I’m going to talk about today is Tricks by Ellen Hopkins. I really should have known simply by the title what the book was all about, but I didn’t attempt to prejudge the contents based on the title. Hopkins really did have the perfect title for this book, especially knowing from her author note that she was exploring the reasons for teenage prostitution through her fiction as inspired by statistics regarding the same topic. She succeeded in her aim, as far as I can tell.

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The fifth novel on the below list that I’m going to talk about today is Tricks by Ellen Hopkins. I really should have known simply by the title what…

Thoughts on The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas #author #BannedBooksWeek #readbannedbooks #LetFreedomReadDay #readmorebooks #booksky #bookthreads #bookstagram I have to admit that I didn’t really know what to expect from Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give. I’d heard of the movie but didn’t delve any further into what the story is about. I really enjoyed reading this story for several reasons. First, the authentic voice of the main character, Starr Carter, as she works through her totally understandable emotional reaction to the murder of her best friend. Thomas captured the pain and the anger along with the grief of Starr. I could feel her pain. I even cried along with her.

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I have to admit that I didn’t really know what to expect from Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give. I’d heard of the movie but didn’t delve any…

Thoughts on The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie #author #BannedBooksWeek #readbannedbooks #LetFreedomReadDay #readmorebooks #booksky #bookthreads #bookstagram The third book on my list of banned books that I’m going to read has a somewhat humorous title. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is a somewhat lighthearted look at a serious situation. The main character, Junior, lives on an Indian reservation and attends a school in a neighboring town. Why is that serious? The boy considers himself a part-time Indian because he’s one of only a very few who attend the school off the reservation. His Indian neighbors on the reservation consider him to have betrayed his nationality and them in particular by having “gone off the reservation.” He ends up feeling less Indian the farther from his home he goes.

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The third book on my list of banned books that I’m going to read has a somewhat humorous title. The…

Thoughts on Looking for Alaska by John Green #author #BannedBooksWeek #readbannedbooks #LetFreedomReadDay #readmorebooks #booksky #bookthreads #bookstagram This week’s read was the second most banned book in Alabama, Looking for Alaska by John Green. I’m jumping into reading these books without delving into what they are about. I want to just experience the story without any preconceived concept of what to expect. Looking for Alaska touched me in many ways. This story is a coming of age story. The main character, Miles, is 16 years old and attends his first year at a boarding school in Alabama. This story is one of self-discovery, hard lessons learned, and a new understanding of what friendship means.

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This week’s read was the second most banned book in Alabama, Looking for Alaska by John Green. I’m jumping into reading these books without…

QPL Banned Books Library Card Design Contest finalists Cayla Merrill, Brianna Salomon, and Alyssa Chambers; Library Card Design Contest winner Sammi Wu; QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott; and Library Card Design Contest finalists Rob Lieberfarb and Chelsea Chaug.

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Thoughts on Forever by Judy Blume #author #BannedBooksWeek #readbannedbooks #LetFreedomReadDay #readmorebooks #booksky #bookthreads #bookstagram Last time I introduced a new series of articles I’m beginning about my thoughts on banned books, especially the top 25 banned in Alabama, where I live. The complete list is below, which will be updated with the link to each related post as I go through the list. I don’t know that I’ll do all of these, mainly because I’m not an expert on children’s lit (board books, etc.). I prefer works for older audiences, young adult and up. But we’ll see. I may read the board books with an eye as a parent, since my husband and I raised two kids to be self-sufficient adults.

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Last time I introduced a new series of articles I’m beginning about my thoughts on banned books, especially the top 25 banned in Alabama, where I live.…

Entre los innumerables libros prohibidos y cuestionados se encuentra "Fry Bread" de Kevin Noble Maillard

En apoyo a la campaña #TeachTruth y para concienciar sobre los peligros de la #censura, todas las tiendas Lush tienen un expositor dedicado a la prohibición

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What's Your Freedom to Read Advocate Personality? Take the quiz to find out! UniteAgainstBookBans.org/quiz. Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. Banned Books Week, Oct. 5-11, 2025.

⏰Need a 5-minute action to do for #LetFreedomReadDay? Take the What’s your freedom to read advocate personality? quiz to assess your strengths + uncover your advocacy style! At the end, get actions you can take to fight censorship, based on your result: UniteAgainstBookBans.org/quiz #BannedBooksWeek

Banned Books Display in Lush Stores - Social Justice Books On the #TeachTruth Day of Action, every Lush store in the United States installed a display about banned books, featuring the picture book Fry Bread (one of 176 books that were removed from classrooms...

Among countless banned & challenged books is "Fry Bread" by Kevin Noble Maillard.

In support of the #TeachTruth campaign & to raise awareness about the dangers of censorship, every Lush store has a display about the ban.

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What are you gonna do for #LetFreedomReadDay ? I’m a blue dot in a red sea in the Smoky Mountains, and I love to drop #BannedBooks in local #LittleFreeLibraries #BannedBooksWeek

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Photo of a white kitten on a black background holding a protest sign on a wooden handle that says: “FREEDOM TO READ DAY OF ACTION. LET FREEDOM READ DAY. 10.19.25. I sleep on banned books!” Kitten is saying, via a speech bubble “CATS AGAINST BOOK BANS!” The Paper Cat Bookshop

The Paper Cat Baskshop TAKE ACTION NOW! • Visit uniteagainstbookbans.org/dayofaction. • Post your support on social media using #FreedomToRead. • Sign the Freedom to Read pledge. • Write and send a letter to your elected officials. • Get a free library card. • Make sure you're registered to vote. • BUY, BORROW, AND READ BANNED BOOKS! A photo of a white kitten on a black background holding a protest sign on a wooden handle that says: “FREEDOM TO READ DAY OF ACTION. LET FREEDOM READ DAY. 10.19.25. I sleep on banned books!”

Happy #Caturday and Happy #LetFreedomReadDay! Get out there, celebrate, and advocate for the #freedomtoread, which is very much under attack. And don’t forget to support your local #library and #indiebookstores like PaperCatBookshop.com!

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October 11, is Let Freedom Read Day. Celebrate by reading a banned book, and donating banned books to schools and libraries.

Let Freedom to Read Ring!!

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El 11 de octubre es #LetFreedomReadDay, un llamado nacional a la acción para hacer frente a la censura y defender la libertad de leer. 📚✊
Hoy pedimos a todas las personas que tomen al menos una acción para defender los libros de la censura.

Read a queer book! #LetFreedomReadDay