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Tag: banned books week
Naughty, Naughty…Enter to Win a Stack of Banned Books!
Banned Books Week 2015 is just around the corner, and your eNotes pals are feeling impish. We handpicked a selection of our favorite and most requested books that continually battle the iron fist of censorship. Win them all here. The bundle includes the following titles with their censored reasonings found on http://www.ala.org: 1. The Kite Runner by…
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Turn the Page in Style with Literary Nail Art
Instagrammers rejoice: at last you can celebrate your passion for nail art and dystopian literature with Glitterfingersss' tutorial to "burned paper nails"! We think it's totally Fahrenheit 451 and right on point for festival season—book festival season, that is. Check it out below. Read on for the 9-step tutorial. It's actually easier than it looks! Method: 1.…
Are You with the Banned?
Banned Books Week is currently celebrating its 36th anniversary! This year's theme, "Banning Books Silences Stories," is a reminder that everyone needs to speak out against the tide of censorship. Did you know that some of the best works of all time, and very often the ones you'll have studied in school, have at one…