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Read The Handmaiden’s Tale? Good for you. You’ve read a novel that’s banned in several states! Yes, the list of banned books has been growing (thank you Florida) and we have decided to respond in the best way we know – read them. Each month our book club will choose a banned book to read and discuss - why we liked it or not, why was it banned, etc. We might even move on to such piercing topics as, “Are there some books that should be banned?”, “How do we stop the ban?” and “Is a chili hot dog too messy to eat in public?” Mostly, we want to have fun, lively discussions where all ideas are treated with respect. We’ll meet the second Sunday of the month for now at 2pm @WLA Regional Library’s community room.
As a group we will decide what books we will read. Here are just a few of the books that have been or are currently banned. As you can see, they include classics, popular novels, and young adult novels. And BTW, there are 100s more - this is just the tip of the bookberg: The Handmaid's Tale, Slaughterhouse-Five, Beloved, Speak, Lawn Boy, Captain Underpants (Yes, Captain Underpants), The Kite Runner, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Killing Mr. Griffin, Nineteen Minutes, Lord of the Flies, Brave New World, Breakfast of Champions, The Bluest Eye, The Hate U Give, and To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
West Los Angeles Regional Branch Library, 11360 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, USEleanor & Park is the first [young adult novel] written by [Rainbow Rowell]( "Rainbow Rowell"). Published in 2012, the story follows dual narratives by Eleanor and Park, two misfits living in [Omaha, Nebraska]( "Omaha, Nebraska") from 1986 to 1987. Eleanor, a chubby[1] 16-year-old girl with curly red hair, and Park, a 16-year-old biracial Korean boy, meet on a school bus on Eleanor's first day at the school and gradually connect through comic books and mixtapes of 1980s music, sparking a love story.
Eleanor Douglas is beginning 10th grade. She is the oldest in a family with 1 younger sister and 4 younger brothers who live with their mother and stepfather, Richie, in a tiny two-bedroom house. The children share one bedroom. There is one bathroom, and Richie has removed the door and will only allow a curtain for privacy. Richie is physically and emotionally abusive to their mother and often drunk. The children live in terror of him. Eleanor does not own properly fitting clothes. She patches her clothes in bright colors, wears ribbons in her hair, and creates strange clothing combinations and accessories, over which her fellow students bully her. Eleanor has just returned home after sleeping on the couch of her mother’s high school friend since Richie threw her out a year earlier.
Park Sheridan has lived in Omaha his whole life. While his family is not affluent, and his parents come from very different backgrounds, his home is filled with love. While his father is tall and masculine, Park takes after his mother in appearance and is shorter than his younger brother. Park believes he is a disappointment and is unenthusiastic about taekwondo, which his father values. Park is instead interested in alternative music and comics. He feels insecure about his size and Asian heritage, despite getting along with the popular kids at school.6 attendees
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