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Whether she’s diving into a fiction or nonfiction book, Lowry says reading helps her “process not just my own life, but life ...
Parents, not school boards, should have the final say on such religious matters,” an attorney for plaintiff Tamer Mahmoud ...
As a former librarian, I’m against House Bill 3225, by Rep. Daniel Alders, R-Tyler, which would require public libraries to move any “sexually explicit” material from the young adult section ...
Recent federal court rulings in Arkansas and Iowa have blocked similar book restrictions, potentially setting precedent for ...
Suitable for readers from infancy to late adolescence, these books aim to teach boys what it means to be responsible, ...
The book — the best one the groups read this year — will be announced at the Colorado Teen Literature Conference on April 5. There will be two awards presented: one is the Reader’s Choice ...
The new documentary film Banned Together (available on Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video) debunks the Trump administration’s blatant lie that Americans are safe from book bans. The documentary follows ...
Books and teens go together like oil and water ... “I don’t have time.” “Reading is boring.” “Can’t I just watch the movie?” But last summer, something magical happened.
— The best sleep environment is a cool, dark, quiet room. In noisy households, earplugs and a sleep mask can help. If a bedroom is too warm, it can affect getting to sleep and staying asleep, says ...
“The time has come to decenter book reading and essay writing” as the pinnacles of English language arts education. Alivia, 16, is skeptical of the notion that teens are reading less. She ...
Many teens read books written for adults. They have the maturity to appreciate the dominant theme of the book instead of scanning for a bad word or a sexual image. They have the right to access ...
At the end of the day, book censorship is a cautionary tale about fear and control. Call it “parental rights,” call it ...