Banned Books Week!!! I love this week! (Although I wish we didn’t need it in the first place). Today is the beginning of Banned Books Week which runs from today, September 26th, to October 3rd.
From the American Library Association:
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. [...]
I did it! I read a total of eight books in eight days for Banned Books Week! Granted they were short and some I barely got in my review before midnight but it was so much fun!
A quick recap of what I read and reviewed:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Julie of the Wolves by [...]
Unlike everybody else I know my age I made it through my childhood without reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, the 1963 Newbery Medal winner. Because everybody seems to rave about this book, I thought it was about time I read it for myself. To tell you the truth, I just didn’t get [...]
I have always wanted to read anything by Jean Craighead George after hearing her and Wendell Minor (the illustrator) speak at a conference about five years ago. Took me long enough as I’m finally reading my first book, Julie of the Wolves, the 1973 Newbery Winner.
Miyax, also known as Julie as her English name, lives [...]
Oh, the memories! I remember reading How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell when I was younger and have always wanted to reread it. This was a total nostalgic read for me that I really enjoyed even though I felt like throwing up at every chapter. Seriously, I want to gag right now and [...]
