Patricia Mccormick

Sep 27, 2024 | hbook.com | Mike Curato |Patricia Mccormick

It’s Banned Books Week again, and the censorship of books is more dire than ever. From The American Library Association’s website (it's long, but important):"The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to defend each person's right to read under the First Amendment and to ensure free access to information.

Jun 1, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Ben Philippe |Patricia Mccormick

Young activists set an example for their community in this accessible adventure that conveys both humor and pathos. The Freezies, three determined social outcasts, try to help a quiet man in need. Kai, Leo, and Suleikha (who goes by “Sully”) live in an English village. Some locals, who wish to keep away “squatters and travellers,” quickly become outraged when an unfamiliar van towing a trailer shows up on the common. The driver, Mr. Christaki, plays the violin beautifully.

Apr 24, 2024 | literaryactivism.substack.com | Patricia Mccormick

The Hanover County Supervisors has censored the honor they are giving to one of their young community members. Why? Because that student's Girl Scout project is related to banned books — something that the local school board is actively engaged with and something that Commissioners themselves are currently engaged with at the public library. Hanover County, Virginia, has become a familiar name in the book censorship world.

Apr 12, 2024 | bookriot.com | Ellen Hopkins |Patricia Mccormick

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This week, Kelly Jensen is on a well-deserved break, so we’re doing a more condensed version of her inimitable weekly censorship round-up: fellow editors Danika Ellis and Erica Ezeifedi have each picked a few of the censorship stories of the last week to highlight.

Mar 23, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Hope Jahren |Ben Philippe |Patricia Mccormick

This book soars: Huck Finn has met his match in a wildly appealing, smart, and courageous girl. Celebrated scientist and bestselling adult nonfiction author Jahren has chosen as the subject of her fiction debut the girl Huck Finn describes as “just full of sand…beauty—and goodness too.” Fourteen-year-old Mary Jane is content to live with her mother and grandfather on the Minnesota frontier, shifting from a remote fur-trading outpost in winter to the comforts of Fort Snelling in summer.