Banned Books Week
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Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read which begin in 1982.  it is normally observed during the last week of September, and focuses on the value of free and open access to information. Listed below are some of the books that have been challenged in the past across the country….

Series Spotlight: Arc of a Scythe
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Series Spotlight: Arc of a Scythe

Looking to get lost in a new adventure? Let’s dive deep. Series Spotlight highlights various Teen/YA Book Series. (Titles are listed in series order). This time we highlight the Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman. Neal Shusterman has earned a reputation as a storyteller and dynamic speaker. As a speaker, he is in…

Series Spotlight: Gone
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Series Spotlight: Gone

Looking to get lost in a new adventure? Let’s dive deep. Series Spotlight highlights various Teen/YA Book Series. (Titles are listed in series order). This time we highlight the Gone series by Michael Grant. Michael Grant is the evil genius of YA Fiction. By his own admission he sets out to scare his readers. That…

Series Spotlight – Heart of Dread
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Series Spotlight – Heart of Dread

Looking to get lost in a new adventure? Let’s dive deep. Series Spotlight highlights various Teen/YA Book Series. (Titles are listed in series order). This time we highlight the Heart of Dread series by Melissa De La Cruz. Melissa de la Cruz grew up in Manila and moved to San Francisco with her family, where…

Series Spotlight:  The Reckoners
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Series Spotlight: The Reckoners

The Reckoners is a sci-fy/fantasy series written by YA author Brandon Sanderson. Born in Nebraska, he did not start into reading until his teacher recommended the book Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly. The Reckoners is a futuristic adventure that follows a group known as “the reckoners” who form a resistence movement against the ruling force called…