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Published: July 31, 2023
Books of the month:
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Elementary
A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters
A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters
Using a combination of Nahuatl and English words, a young Mexihcah girl tells her brother the story of the tlahcuilohqueh–painters of words–and explains the practice of creating amoxtin–wordless, hand-painted books at the amoxcalli–the house of books.
Middle Grade
Attack of the Black Rectangles
Attack of the Black Rectangles
After sixth-grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic have been deliberately blacked out by his teacher, he, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship.
Young Adult
You Can’t Say That: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell
You Can’t Say That: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell
In this collection of interviews, thirteen authors of books for young people reflect on the nature of freedom of expression, the impact of censorship, and the support network that has grown up to defend against attempts to limit those rights.
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