3 On a YA Theme: Challenged YA Books to Read in Support of Intellectual Freedom
Support intellectual freedom this week and every week by reading these YA books that have been challenged in schools and libraries!
Support intellectual freedom this week and every week by reading these YA books that have been challenged in schools and libraries!
The first full trailer for Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE dropped on Sunday during the BET awards! Take a look.
Been waiting patiently for a release date for THE HATE U GIVE? Fans will finally get their movie this October.
Black History Month may be over, but people can celebrate black authors every single day. By making a point to pick out books by black authors, you're opening your mind to a narrative and perspective that you may have never experienced.
After a video of YouTuber and THE HATE U GIVE star Kian Lawley making racist comments surfaced, his fans defended him by attacking THUG author Angie Thomas. The book community responded with #AngieThomasAppreciationDay, and we have a roundup of Twitter posts from the event.
Authors are just like us. They food brag, they get their lives at Target, they share their shame on social media...and we love all of it.
Ebonics, Black English, slang, AAVE: a dialect often judged and deemed incorrect and improper. So what's up with AAVE in literature?
What books did you acquire (inbox) and finish (outbox) this week?
