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The miss nelson collection6/30/2023 This month, Douglas Lord, president of the Connecticut Library Association said that the association is aware of an estimated 40 challenges.ĭouglas Lord, President of Connecticut Library Association and Director of Cyrenius H. Hearst Connecticut Media previously reported in April that the Connecticut Library Association has 35 active challenges against school and library books, which has doubled since 2022. So a book that has been challenged hasn’t been banned officially, but it means that it has the potential to be banned. “Their aim is to suppress the voices of those traditionally excluded from our nation’s conversations, such as people in the LGBTQIA+ community or People of Color.” Overwhelmingly, we’re seeing these challenges come from organized censorship groups that target local library board meetings to demand removal of a long list of books they share on social media,” Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom said in the report. “A book challenge is a demand to remove a book from a library’s collection so that no one else can read it. H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media The district’s Special Review Committee and the superintendent unanimously support keeping both books in the library. The Newtown Democrats held a rally at Newtown High School before last nights Board of Education meeting, against the boards possibility of voting to ban two books, “Flamer” by Mike Curato and “Blankets” by Craig Thompson, from the high school library.
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Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte6/30/2023 An enthralling fast-paced murder mystery where competing agendas collide with deadly consequences, Four Dead Queens heralds the arrival of an exciting new YA talent.Available for purchase at:AmazonBarnes & NobleBooks A MillionHudson BooksellersIndieBoundPowell'sTargetWalmartApple BooksGoogle Play Store - Audiobook (Downloadable format)Kobo - Audiobook (Downloadable format)Audible - Audiobook (Downloadable format)audiobooks. But first they have to stay alive and untangle the secrets behind the nation’s four dead queens. When their reluctant partnership blooms into a tenuous romance, they must overcome their own dark secrets in hopes of a future together that seemed impossible just days before. With no other choices and on the run from Keralie’s former employer, the two decide to join forces, endeavoring to discover who has killed the queens and save their own lives in the process. When Varin attempts to retrieve the package, he and Keralie both find themselves entangled in a conspiracy that leaves all four of Quadara’s queens dead. He runs afoul of Keralie when she steals a package from him, putting his life in danger. APPLE BOOKS REVIEW Astrid Scholte’s young-adult debut is an imaginative murder mystery disguised as a wildly clever fantasy novel. Varin, on the other hand, is an honest, upstanding citizen of Quadara’s most enlightened region, Eonia. An enthralling fast-paced mystery where competing agendas collide with deadly consequences, Four Dead Queens heralds the arrival of an exciting new YA talent. Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington may seem harmless, but she’s, in fact, one of Quadara’s most skilled thieves and a liar.
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Force of fire sayantani dasgupta6/30/2023 With masterful storytelling-supplemented by lively interior illustrations-and memorable characters, the story revolves around the question of legacy and how to make decisions for yourself regardless of what others expect. On top of it all, she still hasn’t learned how to control her powerful fire, and after the nefarious snakes who rule the kingdom offer to solve her problem in exchange for help against the brewing resistance-which she has actively avoided participating in-she must find a way to get out of the deal and help the humans she’s been trained to hate. This fourth book in the Kingdom Beyond universe follows the rakkhosh Pinki, a fire-demoness, as she struggles to keep an eye on her bumbling trio of younger cousins and deal with cute boys, human and demon alike.
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The Magician’s Daughter by H.G. Parry6/30/2023 But Rowan has powerful enemies-forces who have hoarded the world’s magic and have set their sights on the magician’s many secrets.īiddy may be the key to stopping them. To find him, Biddy must venture into the outside world for the first time. One night, Rowan fails to return from his mysterious travels. Washed up on its shore as a baby, Biddy lives a quiet life with her guardian, the mercurial magician Rowan. A place of ruins and ancient trees, sea salt air, and fairy lore, Hy-Brasil is the only home Biddy has ever known. Off the coast of Ireland sits a legendary island hidden by magic. Parry's spellbinding tale of miracles, magic, and the adventure of a lifetime. In the early 1900s, a young woman is caught between two worlds in H. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author "That most rare and precious thing: a brand-new classic, both wholly original and wonderfully nostalgic." -Alix E. |