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Banned Book: The Giver

Book: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Age Recommendation: 12 and up Format: hardcover, softcover, and Kindle (240 pages) Book Summary: Amazon.com Review In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community’s Receiver of Memories. Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his utopian world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy. With echoes of Brave New World, in this 1994 NewberryMedal winner, Lowry examines the idea that people … Continue reading →

Dr. Seuss Series: The Lorax

“The Lorax,” first published in 1971, was banned for a time because certain factions felt it contained allegorical political propaganda. I’m a bit eager to peek inside and find out for myself. Shall we? Up on a hill and down a long windy road lives a creature called the Once-ler. He doesn’t come out and associate much, but you can go visit him, if you want. And, if you pay him fifteen cents, and a nail and a snail shell, he’ll tell you his story. The land where they lived was once a beautiful place. Truffula trees grew everywhere, their … Continue reading →