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I‘d always fight for a world that continued to be recipients of books such as those.
Of such fires.
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In this hilarious and thought-provoking contemporary teen standalone that's perfect for fans of Moxie, a bookworm finds a way to fight back when her school bans dozens of classic and meaningful books. Clara Evans is horrified when she discovers her principal's “prohibited media” hit list.
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Four years.
48 months.
1,461 days.
35,064 hours.
2,103,840 minutes.
126,230,400 seconds.

That‘s how long I‘d waited for the new book by my favorite author, Lukas Gerbhardt: Don‘t Tread on Me.

To put it in perspective, I was graduating middle school when I read Lukas‘s last book, A House of Wooden Windows.
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How to start a Banned Book Club 📚

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Quote about the importance of books in our lives.

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Where are my smutty beard porn/romance readers who love a good dose of testosterone & oestrogen but need a damn good story to back it up with as well? Hook me up ladies & gents please, after enough heart breaking stories of the awfulness people can do to each other, I need a break. Hit me with your recs, as many as possible please?? Thanks in advance!

This was such an amazing read. This is definitely a must read for all book lovers. This is such a great reminder of the importance of book, and the marks they make on our lives. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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“You‘ll see,” I said. “You‘ll see.”
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Here‘s the link to sign the petition to stop book bans:

https://act.hrc.org/page/99559/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=dr_act_bpi_fbk_BookBan&...
#BannedBook #BooksForLife

I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 248.
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
#bookstagram

Does anyone else have to pull up Goodreads to remember what they are currently reading? It‘s been a long week🤦🏼‍♀️

Four years.
48 months.
1,461 days.
35,064 hours.
2,103,840 minutes.
126,230,400 seconds.
That‘s how long I‘d wait for the new book by my favorite author, Lukas Gebhardt: Don‘t Tread on Me.
#SuggestedReading #DaveConnis #firstline #openingline #book #books #bookcase #bookcases #bookcover #bookcovers #bookcoverdesign #bookcoverdesigner #bookclub #bookclubs #bookvibe #bookvibes #bookvsfilm #bookvsmovie #YoungAdult #Contemporary #BooksAboutBooks 🤍🤍

Soooo great! I loved the irony of the principle in this book trying to ban a book about the consequences of banning books. Everything was great, but it missed that one thing that makes the books five stars. And I think it would have been better if they didn‘t refer to the school as LA, and I‘d they explained where the book was set in more detail then “the South”. 4⭐️ The mask is from Out of Print.

What to start next, Any suggestions?

October 2020

Books Read - 15
Physical Books - 9
E-books - 4
Audiobooks - 2

Favourite Read - Suggested Reading by David Connis (tagged) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Least Favourite Read - The Night Country by Melissa Albert 🌟🌟

#monthlywrapup

“In one way or another, we were afraid. We were afraid of books, but more than that. We were afraid of ideas, discussions, changes, because we were afraid of what those things could take from us.”

#bannedbooksweek

We have a few carts of books to check in this morning. Happy Monday!

I LOVED this book. It's about a teen who wants to fight against the banning of books, but struggles to do so when the stakes are high. There were a bunch of lovely gems in this one and I kind of wish I could hug the main character.

I got this audiobook as an advance listening copy from Libro.fm and completely binged it over the past day. YA contemporary about a teen running a black market banned book library out of her school locker(and so much more!)
Is it message driven? Oh yes, it is. Did I fucking love it anyways? Fuck yes, I loved this book!
Highly recommended 💕

Ban This Book for teens and a whole lot more. A testament to the impact books make.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Fast paced. Could have shared so many more great quotes. Highly recommend.

#YAApril book 2

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Just like middle grade, young adult books help kids navigate the realities of life and know they‘re not alone.

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I‘m jumping all over the place in my reading right now.

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I wanted a little more dramatic ending but still a solid 5☆ read for me. Like Alan Gratz' lower grade chapter book Ban This Book, each struck a personal cord for me. Censorship is not, nor will it ever be, okay. So many great quotes from challenged books throughout history can be found at the beginning of each chapter. The characters reflect all students and social norms. They are scared. Brave. Questioning. Driven. Loyal. They are us. ♡

"Books are a light. A light that melts ignorance and hate. They show new paths to take. Or, for some, the depth of seemingly in fixable broken this period books eliminate something different for all of us. Books change lives because their matches common starting fires that show the grandness of the world, the depth of others, a path for us to see ourselves..." Page 382

Australian Littens & all Littens ... any recommendations from either of these authors. They are in Cork for Cork World Book Fest & our Bookclub is going to see them & wanted to read a book first, only we don‘t know these writers ..... any suggestions out there !? Please & Thankyou ❤️

While looking for other books I found this one. Who, I ask you, who could resist a book about the fight to keep books from being banned by using school lockers as secret libraries?

Clara is ready for her last year of high school. But on the 1st day she finds out the school is banning a bunch of books. When she is given the books to put in her little libraries, Clara decides she is going to make her own underground library at school. So many people are checking out the books. She is so excited that it is working out until a tragedy strikes. Was it her fault for loaning out the banned books?

Ruby isn‘t too happy that we sitting on her couch. Getting some reading in before having to leave the house!

Hi everyone! My name is Lindsey and I‘m brand new to Listy! I heard about this sight through a podcast called Well Read. When I heard it was basically Instagram for books I knew I had to check it out since I only ever use Instagram for book posts. I‘m really looking forward to joining this community because book people are the best people 😄
#newtolisty #bookish

I love the message this book was trying to convey, but I had a hard time connecting with it nonetheless. I didn‘t love the hypocrisy of Clara, even after she acknowledged such hypocrisy. I also had a hard time believing banned books would suddenly be all the rage with teenagers, at least without more build up. That being said, there is a topic, and a message, worth stating that isn‘t often addressed, especially in books about books.

And now for something (somewhat) completely different.

Yesterday‘s small #libraryhaul 📚I wasn‘t going to check anything out & then the librarian was putting a stack of brand new YA titles out & I ended up with three of them. 🤷‍♀️I am most excited for the tagged book although the other two horror/fantasy titles look intriguing too. #cantresistnewlibrarybooks 🤗
And I grabbed a Hawaii International Film Festival catalogue as I‘ve missed the last couple of years & might try to see a couple 🎬

Hello my Litsy Fam!

Just wondering if anyone can suggest a few Halloween board books that you feel are fun to read, and worth the money. I want to pick up a few for Halloween gifts, but the little ones are quite young so paper pages wouldn‘t be the best option. I‘m going to out and hunt again tomorrow, so any suggestions would be so helpful! #TeamSlaughter #Halloween

Books are a light. A light that melts ignorance and hate. They show new paths to take. Or, for some the depth of seemingly unfixable brokenness. Books illuminate something different for all of us. Books change lives because they‘re matches, starting fires that show the grandness of the world, depths of others, a path for us to see ourselves.

Half way through and I‘m captivated.
The private school setting gives this a new twist, making the reading experience fresh for those who have read Ban This Book and Property of the Rebel Librarian.

No better way to end #bannedbooksweek yesterday than with this beauty here!

Such a beautifully written love letter to books and why they‘re important. 😍📚

I love this title page! 😍📚

#Scarathlon is very quickly approaching, but some of us need a bit of help choosing our books for our teams.

#TeamStoker it's suggestion time!!!! 🎃🧟‍♂️👻
Please comment a few of your own suggestions below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

And for all your lil monsters here's suggestions:
https://youthlitreviews.com/2018/10/09/monster-picture-books/?utm_medium=social&...

I know the point of New Books Day isn‘t to read all of one‘s new books THAT day, but I kind of love Tuesdays for ballet class and then a day and a night by myself to do just that.

Also, I kind of read really fast.

My second book of the day. The summary makes it sound a lot like Ban This Book and Property of the Rebel Librarian, so I‘m going to read with a grain of salt.

Can anyone suggest some short, fast paced audiobooks for a road trip with my husband? Available on hoopla would be a plus. He‘s not a reader. He enjoys fantasy and sci-fi, action and superhero type stuff. Thanks!

(I‘m considering rejoining Audible just to get All Systems Red if I can‘t find something on Hoopla or Libby)

Please rescue me from 5 hours of heavy metal... 🙄

I‘ve been reading This Is How You Lose The Time War and a reference made me have a story craving 🤷🏽‍♀️. I want to read a book about knights, dragons, and wizards/magic or knights, dragons, and the supernatural. I thought if anyone could help me find something good with these elements it would be my wonderful Litsy friends. I‘ll even take a good King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table suggestion. 🙂 thanks!

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Devoured this on the plane and train into JFK and Brooklyn while knitting away on the perfect travel project. #knittinglittens

Great story and characters. I love that the author is careful to explore the layers of this issue and the various motives (both well-intentioned and not) that drive people to challenge and ban books. #freedomtoread

My favourite part of vacation prep -- loading up my e-reader with Edelweiss ARCs. I know I won't get to all of these (I'm only gone ten days), but I look forward to some great reading on my flight and subway rides.

Many thanks to HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and other publishers who pre-approved me for so many great titles.