So I was out of town this past weekend and the day job has been pretty busy so it wasn't until late Monday night when I got a chance to read up on the latest censorship battle of one of my favorite books, Speak. I then went over and read Laurie Halse Anderson's post on the issue. See here's the thing with me: I don't have a problem with people voicing their opinions about books. I don't even have a problem with people saying that certain "subjects" in books are inappropriate for a … [Read more...]
Speak Loudly
September 21, 2010 Read Comments
Filed Under: Books Tagged With: banned books, censorship, Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
Teen Girls are NOT Fragile
May 13, 2009 Read Comments
Yesterday, I was reading a post from Laure Halse Anderson's blog, one of my favorites. She had mentioned that her latest book, Wintergirls, had been reviewed in the NY Times. Now it seems it has created a conversation about if this book, which is about anorexia, will trigger eating disorders in young girls. I read Wintergirls earlier this year, and although I haven't been a "girl" in a minute, I think if anything it gives a realistic portrayal of what can happen when you have an eating … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Authors, Books Tagged With: Laurie Halse Anderson
