Judy Blume

To Kill a Mocking Bird? Banned for exploring a racial theme (ALA.org). Lord of the Flies? Banned for its demoralizing theme and negativity (ALA.org). The Diary of Anne Frank? Banned for unfavorable and depressing content (ALA.org). The list of literary works of art that have been banned from schools and public libraries is endless. Majority of these books are banned in order to “protect” children from exposure to content deemed inappropriate and to shield children from the brutal realities of…

Recuerdo cuando tenía cuatro años y solía dibujar en hojas en blanco que mi madre me daba para dibujar. Recuerdo aquellas hojas blancas en que dibujé, escribiría palabras al azar que no tenían sentido. También recuerdo que la primera palabra que escribí fue Mamá en aquellas hojas de papeles que mi madre me dio. I remember my mother read the book of Nacho to me every afternoon so I could learn how to read. My mother also read the book called Coquito, every night before going to bed. My favorite…

As a child I was always getting into mischief. It was not out of the ordinary for me to get into trouble over having a bad attitude or not doing what I was told. I was basically a good kid, but my need for independence provoked me to challenge authority. My disobedience began to become the norm and eventually these petty crimes began to catch up to me. Fourth grade was not my finest year, I can tell you that. Some of my petty offenses began to reflect on my school record, and I could tell…

My mom Angela has always loved reading ever since she was a little kid. She is not the only one in my family that enjoys reading. My dad, grandma, and my cousin also have found a love for reading books. When I received this assignment I knew it would be difficult to single out a specific person to interview due to my family’s love of reading. I eventually decided that I wanted to interview my mom for my assignment. My mom was the pretty much the obvious choice to do the interview with because I…

Ever since women can remember, menstruation has played a large part in daily life. Without menstruation, there would not be human life or living beings. Despite menstruation being a real life thing that happens to almost all women, it is still a taboo topic, that even today, is still not talked about in public or out loud between others because it is one of those “off limit topics,” but my question is why? Why is something so sacred and natural, so off topic and unspoken about? Why are men and…

in my head. The reasons I came up with is my parents taught me the differences between girls and boys and I am a girl because of those differences. I also thought of the media I watched and read as a kid. I watched Barbie movies and read all the Judy Blume books; those are girly things, so therefore I am a girl. I started thinking that what we watch, what we read and what we do for entertainment is an indicator of what gender we are. Gender stereotypes are within the things we do and within the…