Monthly Archives: September 2022

Beyond Magenta

Posted on 30 September 2022 by Barbara Howe

I read Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out, by Susan Kuklin, for this year’s Banned Books Week, since it has popped up in the American Library Association’s Top 10 Challenged Books list several times since it was published in 2014. … Continue reading →

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Banned Book Week 2022

Posted on 17 September 2022 by Barbara Howe

It is, once again, Banned Book Week: the American Library Association’s yearly campaign to draw attention to efforts to remove certain books from classrooms and libraries. Their current list of the most frequently challenged books is here. As far as … Continue reading →

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The Hands of the Emperor

Posted on 10 September 2022 by Barbara Howe

I am conflicted about The Hands of the Emperor, by Victoria Goddard. I’m giving it three stars on goodreads.com, a compromise between five stars (It’s wonderful! You have to read it!) and two (meh). Let’s start with the part I … Continue reading →

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