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Book reviews: The Lamb by Lucy Rose | Old Soul by Susan Barker
22 Jan 2025 17:59 GMT
… . If you can “get” the book in some “see what I … to be as good as Alice Sebold or Orhan Pamuk to make … ”.
It is infuriating that the book shows little awareness of works … explanation or consquence. Ironically, the novel is as vampiric as its …
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Cobb County Schools removes 2 additional books over sexual content concerns
17 Jan 2025 14:59 GMT
… the author, the subject, or the literary merit of the book. … Thompson: An autobiographical graphic novel that explores themes of family … " by Alice Sebold: A memoir recounting the author's … Book.
"Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher: A novel …
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Nickel Boys review – sublime, immersive adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s haunting reform school novel
05 Jan 2025 08:08 GMT
… of cinema is that great books very rarely make great movies … , Peter Jackson’s mangling of Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones. There … the Pulitzer-prize-winning 2019 novel by Colson Whitehead, and it … that is true to the book, honouring both its spirit and …
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Post-House Bill 1069: How one UF student is fighting to keep books accessible
19 Dec 2024 09:39 GMT
… released a list of books removed or discontinued from … Kaur, “The Almost Moon” by Alice Sebold, “The Duff” by Kody … -12 (including three by one author, Alex Sanchez: “Rainbow Boys,” … “Protecting Florida Education: Why Book Bans Hurt.” According to his …
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Grants Pass School District removes two books from high school library
10 Dec 2024 03:06 GMT
… by Alice Sebold. A district representative said in a statement that these books … a memoir focusing on the author’s Black, queer identity. … is a memoir about the author’s sexual assault.
The … graphic novel, are two of the top 10 most challenged books of …
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Grants Pass High School removes two books from library
10 Dec 2024 01:15 GMT
… person review committee analyzed four books connected with an ongoing review … Blue by author George Johnson and Lucky written by Alice Sebold.
The report … says Johnson’s novel is a …
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Hundreds of Books Removed from Local Schools
22 Nov 2024 16:17 GMT
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Over 700 books … books were removed in Broward County, including “Lucky” by Alice Sebold … and “The Handmaid’s Tale: Graphic Novel” by Margaret Atwood. No books … County.
The books were removed …
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Carroll school officials remove 5 more books from library shelves, bringing total to 26 this year
21 Nov 2024 17:34 GMT
… Alice Sebold, but students will need parental permission to check out the book … the committee reviews books previously deemed appropriate … instructional materials like library books.
The Carroll County … banning all library books and instructional materials …
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This author had the most books removed from Florida schools last year
15 Nov 2024 18:15 GMT
… over the weekend, and one author's name stood … the state, the author with the most books pulled from shelves … 25
Alice Sebold: 14
Margaret Atwood: 10
Which Stephen King books were … have pulled thousands of books since book challenges began ramping up …
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Florida Department of Education releases list of over 700 banned books in K-12 schools
11 Nov 2024 19:57 GMT
… led with 40 banned books, including classics like “Slaughterhouse … them removed many, many books, including classic literature and … Arnold
"Lucky" Alice Sebold
"Me and Earl and … quot;The Kite Runner (graphic novel)" Khaled Hosseini
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