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Jadams89
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Jadams89 I think this book would have hit much differently for me in college. A good read, but not something that speaks to me at this point in life. 2d
5feet.of.fury It was my first reading! May have been more impactful if I read it in high school since there‘s so many coming of age elements. 2d
CatLass007 I wonder if we would have been allowed to read it in high school? I was never one of the popular kids growing up. I definitely remember what it was like to feel like an outsider. 2d
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Karisa It was a re-read for me and I think I appreciated it more this time. Something about the current climate of book bans and attacking vulnerable groups makes it more poignant and important now. There‘s a lot of honesty and sincerity in this slim book that centers around found family and kindness. 2d
Read4life It was a reread for me. It did hit a bit differently this time. Ultimately, I‘m thankful I read it when I did both times. I got so much out of it both times in different ways. 2d
CogsOfEncouragement This is a first read for me. I think reading it now is as good a time as ever. 22h
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Jadams89
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5feet.of.fury I didn‘t see it coming at all! All he remembered before was his love for her. So heartbreaking. 2d
CatLass007 Aunt Helen‘s role in his dissociation and the reason he was an observer and not a participant in the world around him was a complete shock! 2d
Karisa @CatLass007 That was a horrible shock to me too. @5feet.of.fury Heartbreaking is right! I‘d read the book awhile back and had totally forgotten that twist 😢 2d
Read4life Me, too @Karisa . There was a niggling in my mind and an unease but I had forgotten that twist so when it happened I felt shocked all over again. 2d
CogsOfEncouragement Yes, definitely surprised because it is so uncommon for women to abuse in this way. I was concerned that the teacher, Bill, was going to be a villain. Was relieved Charlie had a good support system when the memory hit him. 22h
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Jadams89
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5feet.of.fury I identified with Charlie feeling like an observer more than an active participant in his life. I‘d definitely felt that way at times, kind of just adrift, along for the ride. 2d
CatLass007 I could tell that Charlie suffered from mental illness but not what kind or why until the end. I‘ve had anxiety and depression for decades so I‘m sort of on the same page. But what happened to him as a child was so traumatic. I grieved for his lost innocence. 2d
Karisa I‘m not sure that I identified with anyone exactly. Maybe Charlie at some points feeling more comfortable around older friends in high school and his sister irritated by the younger sibling at others. Definitely never cool enough to be Sam 😂 2d
Read4life Not one particular character but events, moments, thoughts & feelings throughout. 2d
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Jadams89
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#WithTheBanned Once again, I am only tagging everyone in the first question. We‘ll have 4 questions total.

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Jadams89 I like epistolary novels when they‘re done well. I think the format worked well for this book. 2d
5feet.of.fury @Jadams89 honestly at first I found it really annoying ..but it worked for the type of story (with the added benefit that the reader ends up essentially being the “friend” he‘s writing to 2d
CatLass007 I think the format worked well for this story. I don‘t know if I‘d write and mail something so personal to someone I don‘t know, so I have to give the character a round of applause for being so brave. 2d
Karisa @5feet.of.fury Oooh, I like this interpretation. Just always thought of the recipient as unknown or writing to self. Just read diaries of Edna St. Vincent Millay and she made up people to write to when young. 🙃😅 2d
Read4life This format worked. I was all in from the very beginning. 2d
CogsOfEncouragement @Read4life Agreed, I was all in from the start. @5feet.of.fury I liked being the trustworthy, good person who would be chosen to receive such letters. 22h
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CogsOfEncouragement
Parable of the Sower | Octavia E Butler
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This dystopian novel has become extra popular again because it was written in 1993 and is set in 2024-2027. Kinda like when I read 1984 (written in 1948) in 1986. This was a downer of a read and I ended up taking several weeks off at the midway point. It does provide some moments of hope and the MC is a likable heroine I readily cheered on.

My intermission made me fall WAY behind the #WithTheBanned BR hosted by @Jadams89

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Crank | Ellen Hopkins
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Repost for @Jadams89

Happy almost-May, readers! Our selection for the month is Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Hopkins‘ books were banned more frequently than any other author‘s in recent years.

Also, watch for discussion questions for our April read, The Perks of Being a Wallflower coming soon.

#WithTheBanned #buddyread

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Jadams89
Crank | Ellen Hopkins
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Happy almost-May, readers! Our selection for the month is Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Hopkins‘ books were banned more frequently than any other author‘s in recent years.

Also, watch for discussion questions for our April read, The Perks of Being a Wallflower coming soon.

#WithTheBanned #buddyread

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lil1inblue
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This was a beautiful and moving coming of age novel. It's absolute perfection. I highly recommend the audio read by Lin-Manuel Miranda. He truly makes the book come alive.

This was one of the most banned books in my state (Michigan). It's heartbreaking that there are people cannot see the value of this book.

#withthebanned @Jadams89

(March and April were re-reads, so I went off-challenge.)

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I loved this one too. ❤️ I have the sequel on my TBR. 1w
lil1inblue @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I started the sequel this morning. I wasn't ready to leave Aristotle and Dante yet! 😅 😍 1w
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage ❤️❤️❤️ 1w
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Karisa
Perks of Being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky
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Re-read this for #WithTheBanned and remembered why I loved it so much. Honest, hopeful, and yes it deals with serious stuff in a sincere, thoughtful way. Now I think I need to go re-watch the movie 💗

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lil1inblue
Go with the Flow | Lily Williams, Karen Schneemann
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I found this graphic novel via NYPL's Teen Banned Book Club. It is inspiring, funny, heart-warming, and utterly delightful. It's an amazing resource, as well. Books like this need to exist.

You can watch NYPL's online event with the authors here: https://www.youtube.com/live/WpNLG725Uss?si=hLu7F29lGv_Cem01

And the book club link is: https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/freedom-to-read/teen-book-club

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