Books

Eagle Scout-ing for Books According to a study conducted in late April by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, 32 million adults in the United States cannot read. That is 14 percent of the population. This study also stated that 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th-grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates cannot read. To help combat this, one Edgewood High School junior has set up a book drive at his school to collect donations for…

To Ban or not to ban books? That is the question Should people be able to ban books because they think that the situations are to complex for younger children or to “inappropriate?”Should books be banned because kids are too young to understand things?Should books be allowed to be banned because an adult will think its to harsh about reality, or that the past is too horrific?Some people believe books in schools and libraries should not be banned because they are important parts of our history…

couldn’t read something because others your age weren’t mature enough to read it? You’d be upset, right? The school board wants to do something similar, they want to ban books that “aren’t suitable” for young readers, just because they think that most middle schoolers aren’t mature enough to read about sensitive subjects. I believe that books with sensitive topics should not be banned from public school libraries, because it should be up to the students’ parents what they are and aren’t allowed…

Case for Good Taste in Children’s Books” is given my Meghan Cox Gurdon. She is a children’s book reviewer for the Wall Street journal. In her speech, she discusses what makes a young adult book today. How the stories like the Jungle Book and Alice in Wonderland are the past. Because today, books discuss the profound ways of things that teenagers could be exposed to. And as adults and parents it’s important to protect our children from these types of books, because books are the key to mind. I…

well-known author due to his picture books – he has approximately forty picture books to his name-. Among them, The Tunnel is an appropriate example to be considered so as to show the importance of reading picture books. As Browne states “I hope to encourage more children to discover and love reading, but I want to focus particularly on the appreciation of picture books, and the reading of both pictures and words. Picture books are for everybody at any age, not books to be left behind as we grow…

before, digital books present an opportunity to eliminate some of the problems caused by printed books. People should switch to digital books because they have a positive impact on the environment, lessen injuries to students,…

cut in their library budget every year, leaving less money to purchase quality books for their collection. Therefore, it is essential for school libraries to host a book fair at least once a year rather through Barnes and Nobel, Scholastic, and Reading Warehouse. “The book fair is a common staple for many school libraries to earn free books” (Pentland, pg.112). My school recently finished hosting our Fall Scholastic book fair and it could not of came at a better time. Prior to the fair, I was…

In the letter "Ban Those Books!" the author takes a strong stance on the censorship of "evil- minded books" from schools. The emotional investment fueling the author's argument is made apparent by the abundance of illogical and overgeneralized statements used in just about every sentence. The distorted claims made by the author raise doubt in any reasonable and objective audience and, therefore, does not convince them of the authors message. The writer uses several tactics to try to sway the…

1.Why should someone read the book? In my opinion someone should read this book because it is very fun to read but also has a more serious side to it. Also it is very interesting to see how the book was created. How it was created also should be a part of the answere “Why should someone read the book.“ . “Will Grayson, Will Grayson“(Im going to shorten it to “WG, WG“ in the following text) is a collaboration between two great authors, John Green and David Levithan. John Green and David…

In the Book of Jobs, Eliphaz states that those who obey the laws of God are rewarded greatly, and those who disobey God are punished. This is portrayed to be truth when Abraham is told by God to sacrifice his only son. Abraham so willingly did not question God’s intentions and did as he said. Right after Abraham was stopped by one of the angels God says to Abraham, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your…