Title: Forever… Author: Judy Blume Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publication Date: 1975 Purchase Price: $9.00 (Paperback) Of all the books I discussed during Banned Books Week, the only book I knew for certain that I needed to read was Judy Blume’s Forever… . I found a much-worn copy at my local library (always a good…
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If You Have to Cry, Go Outside
Title: If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You Author: Kelly Cutrone with Meredith Bryan Genre: Non-fiction Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $22.99 (hardback) I wish I could remember how I came across Kelly Cutrone and her book If You Have to Cry, Go Outside. I think I…
“Stay close to any sounds/That make you glad you are alive.”
Title: The Gift: Poems by Hafiz, the Great Sufi Master Author: Hafiz (Translated by Daniel Ladinsky) Genre: Non-fiction, Poetry Publication Date: 1999 Purchase Price: $17.00 (paperback) I spent a lot of time in high school English classes what all the fuss was about when it came to poetry. Other than my already-noted affinity for Shakespeare,…
“You have to have a real love in your heart to do this for people.”
Title: Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders Author: Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry Genre: Non-fiction, True Crime Publication Date: 1974 Purchase Price: $14.95 (Paperback) On August 9, 1969, five people–Steven Parent, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowski, and an 8 months-pregnant Sharon Tate–were brutally murdered in their home at 10050 Cielo Drive…
Helen Keller Was a Socialist, and Other Fun Facts
Title: Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Author: James W. Loewen Genre: Non-fiction, History Publication Date: 1995 (Original edition) Purchase Price: $16.00 (Updated and Revised Edition – Paperback) “High school students hate history.” Truer words than these are not often spoken. History CAN be dull; it’s an endless stream…