![]() ![]() ![]() The other three titles that were shifted to the middle school age group are “The ABCs of Black History,” which was written for an audience of 5 years old and up, “Cuban Kids,” and “Love to Langston.” The parent said that in all, five titles in the school’s library weren’t age appropriate.Ī school materials review committee made up of a few Bob Graham teachers and several administrators deemed four items as more appropriate for middle school students than for elementary-age students. The complaint that led to Bob Graham Education Center restricting elementary-age students' access to “The Hill we Climb” came from a mom of two students at the school. 'Don't say gay' law expands: Florida bans teaching of gender identity, sexuality through 12th grade School: Book was moved, not banned Her tweet included a copy of a complaint form that states her book "is not educational" and contains "hate messages." The form, also tweeted by The Florida Freedom to Read Project, says the complainant believes the purpose of the book is to "cause confusion and Indoctrinate students." Unnecessary #bookbans like these are on the rise, and we must fight back." ![]() fail to specify what parts of my poetry they object to, refuse to read any reviews, and offer no alternatives. A post shared by Amanda Gorman also took to Twitter, saying, "So they ban my book from young readers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Why should the end of the world be any different? All he needs are some basic supplies, shelter, and a sucker willing to help him out, which is exactly what he finds when he returns to his hometown of Franklin Springs.Īs society crumbles, dangers mount, and secrets refuse to stay buried, two lost souls are thrust together in a twist of fate-one who will do anything to survive and one who can’t wait to die. Wes Parker has survived every horrible thing this life has thrown at him with nothing more than his resourcefulness and disarming good looks. ![]() If she can just outrun her pain until April 23, she’ll never have to feel it at all. With only three days left until the predicted apocalypse, the small town of Franklin Springs, Georgia, has become a wasteland of abandoned cars, abandoned homes, abandoned businesses, and abandoned people. “None of this matters, and we’re all going to die.” ![]() So today I want to tell you about Praying for Rain.Ī big thanks to the author and Social Butterfly PR for providing me with a digital copy of the book to read and review! Seeing how that was the second in the trilogy, I needed to read book one first. When I heard about the release of Fighting for Rain, I became curious. Easton is an author I’ve heard about before, but have never read a book by her. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pandemic an epidemic is a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time, and a pandemic is a disease that is prevalent over a whole country or the world. ![]() No one knows what goes on on the inside.Įpidemic vs. They wish to control the people, contain the suicide epidemic, but they do not see the effect that they have on their victims. They feed people lies of protection and wellbeing when in reality they’re ruining the very people’s lives in which they’re trying to save. The series tells the story of what would happen if suicide spread through teenagers like the common cold and it becomes the norm to hide one’s own feelings in order to not be suspected of being depressed. In this dystopian universe, a secret organization called The Program takes control of the situation and appeals to people’s fears. So far, this series consists of four books and one ebook (which I read quite recently). The Epidemic is the fifth installment in The Program series. ![]() Ever since I finished reading The Remedy – the third installment in The Program series – almost five months ago, I have been asking and quite literally begging (and bugging) the librarians at my school library to buy Suzanne Young’s newest release, and latest installment in The Program series The Epidemic. ![]() |