The Book Show

The only time I could escape was when I snuggled down with a good book and let my imagination fly free with the Wicked Witch of the West, a horse called Misty, the book thief Liesel Meminger, and Lucy, the youngest of the Pevensies. However, as I grew older, I read less for enjoyment and more for school. I’m not a book nerd--I don’t even think I’m a nerd at all. Take my older sister, Lillian. Now, she was the book nerd of the family. She finished the Anne of Green Gables series when she…

Imagine a world where books are banned and restricted from schools just because someone gets offended about the content in the books. The sad truth is that this is a real problem in America today. Some school boards are banning the book To Kill a Mockingbird for the “offensive language” that it uses. The reason that books like this should not have a moratorium placed on them, is because these books are just showing a part of history not trying to offend anyone with a few words. The first…

arguing for. Topics range from the all to familiar gun rights and marriage equality arguments that we are all immersed in everyday. These topics along with many others are here to persuade you into their side of the argument. The topic of banning books may have fallen to the wayside in recent years but the topic still sits uneasy for far to many Americans. Is censorship right or is it a direct violation of our…

Many kids around the world have become less interested in books, because they have become more engaged in TV, Phones, Apps, Video Games at a young age. Fahrenheit 451 is a book with a very directed message in the importance in reading and what could happen if we don’t. Fahrenheit 451 is a book that talks about the death of books because no one reads them. The current generations have a decrease in reading because of media, like apps, console gaming and social media. This leads to many common…

The book I read was Stolen Children, by Peg Kehret. This was one of my favorite books to read, there was always something new going to happen and I didn’t want to put it down. It was also so realistic, like I would think of myself in a type of situation like this and it’s just unreal to imagine it. Also, if you thought something was going to happen, you would be totally wrong and you wouldn’t believe how off you were in guessing what would happen next, which is why I liked this book so much.…

In our modern era, there have been many well-written books, however, what criteria must a book contain in order to be considered a true classic for generations upon generations? For a book to be considered a timeless classic, it must contain three-dimensional, realistic characters with gradual character development, as well as a magnificent use of sensory details. Without these key aspects to a story that make it relatable and interesting, it cannot be remembered for decades to come. Due to its…

act of banning books with the following statement: “Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight” (“A Quote by Stephen Chbosky”). Challenging books usually comes from trying to protect people, mainly students, from “inappropriate” material found in the book. This can effect teachers by making them lose their flexibility to teach of teaching subjects to their students (“About Banned & Challenged Books”). Even…

entering into a stress free world? Good news-this magical world of excitement exists! There is one simple step to entering into this world-open a book. Reading gives readers the ultimate excuse to escape reality and the stress in their lives. One bookworm states, “I found comfort through literature. I loved getting lost in things as marvelous and as wonderful as books. They made me forget about my own troubles, like a submarine and the sea, they submerged me so perfectly.” As readers enter into…

P148#1. The “Trends in Book and Literary Reading” table concludes that there are 10 percent more of the U.S adult population read any book than the U.S adults read literature. Also, the percentage of adults read literature declined 7 more percent than the percentage of adults read any book from 1982 to 2002. The “Literacy Reading by Gender” table shows that men generally read less than women, and the percentage of American men reading literature has declined about 3 percent more than American…

Do you know any books banned in your district? The book “The Call of The Wild” should be banned because, it teaches us about history, it can be embarrassing to your district, finally the people (the book is most commonly read in middle school) are mature enough to read the book. First, History. The book teaches you about the gold rush in alaska. “A hundred,” was the reply “wouldn’t take a soul less, so help me.” This shows how hard the times were then, trying to bargain for the dog. It…