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Book Banning “I am very real…I am angered sickened and saddened by you who have damaged my reputation in the eyes of children and the world” said Kurt Vonnegut the famous author of the Slaughterhouse series. Banning books may seem like a good idea, no sensitive material to reach children, but it stops them from learning. It also hurts people when they are banned, it hurts authors, editors, democracy, and the children society is trying so hard to shield. Book banning hurts authors and editors…

I saw Remembrance free on Kindle, and I was awestruck on how beautiful its cover and intriguing the blurb was. That pique my curiosity into reading it. I wasn't really expecting anything on this book, so I was honestly surprised with just how beautiful the story is on the inside. Remembrance wasn't something mind-blowing or life-changing, but I found reading it addicting and has kept my interest throughout the end. It has saved me from my reading slump (hallelujah!), and that was really an A for…

In his book, Age of Opportunity, Tripp works to discuss the biblical role of parenting in a teenager’s life. While this book is not specifically geared toward youth ministry, many aspects of it can still be taken and used to supplement the youth leaders approach toward teenagers. This is because youth ministry is meant to compliment and support the family. Three things that specifically impacted me while reading this book include Tripp’s chart that identifies the themes of modern culture, his…

People express themselves through films, literature, and music everyday. Should their views be subject to censorship? There is no need to censor books as long as there are rules, laws, or other protections place to limit exposure to minors or those who feel the content may be inappropriate. Movies use a rating system based on the content of the film, access to websites are controlled and music stores inform you of explicit lyrics. Some literature, likeThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark…

the waddle of a very happy penguin. I stopped for a fleeting second to admire the world around me. Rows among rows of the thing I loved most, books. My tiny body gazed up at the shining lights that surrounded me, practically squealing with delight at the sight of the thousands of books that covered the walls. Unfortunately however those thousands of books I could not read yet, so I waddled over to the flamboyantly painted red fire truck practically screaming for attention. Along my little…

think about how reading absorbs me and gives me a way to transport myself into another world. It’s amazing. I am sure many of you can relate when I would tell you that some books you just can’t put down. You literally read them until your eyes droop and you want to pick them up again, first thing in the morning. Reading a good book is like diving into a mesmerizing sea of words, filled with thoughts, emotions and feelings that just leave you in awe. While thinking about all this, I developed a…

never crazy about books, and surely never wanted to read one. I eventually gave into reading and found that I loved it. My favorite book series’ to read as a kid were Captain Underpants, Goosebumps, and Shadow Children. Each book series brought out a different part of me, and introduced me to new ways of life. They sort of molded me, but I stopped reading books after the fourth grade; I just couldn’t find anything interesting. Although, I didn’t really look to read anyway, books and I just kind…

As a student, I am better at reading rather than a writing, or listening. I am more interested in fantasy books due the adventurous vibes it gives you while reading. The first fantasy book I read was, Eragon, written by, Christopher Paolini. This book was absolutely phenomenal just like the rest of fantasy related books. This is because not only the character development was great, but the story actually gives you enough detail to visualize the background sequence of the tale. I rejoice in…

I wish I could start this off by saying that I was wary of or excited about this book when I first picked it up off the shelf at my local library but I can’t. In fact I had no opinion of it at all. I had known it had existed for some time, having passed by it many times over the years, but I had never stopped to look and see what it was actually about. Now I wish I had. Upon reading the dust cover I immediately began to be sucked into the story the way you often are when finding an interesting…

why I adore words so much. My favorite example of communicating that “complex emotion” part is a book called Freaks Like Us, by Susan Vaught. The Public Library Teen Summer Reading Challenge decreed I read it the summer going into eighth grade, and earned the title of “first book to make me sob uncontrollably”. It’s about a schizophrenic boy everyone calls Freak. He’s suicidal. Readers feel the book, a decisive lack of adjectives form intense backgrounds and long sections omitting punctuation…