Join me as I review and discuss (spoiler-free) the 3 banned books I read in April as part of the the 24 in 24 Banned Book Project (#24bb )
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Looking for Alaska by John Green

3 very different books, all with frequent challenges and bans. Why?

Here is a link to another video I did about banned books where I discuss how books are shelved, target audience and how challenges can affect that:    • Review - "Gender Queer" and "Flamer" ...  

Here is a link to a video about the challenges to Heartstopper: . https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-n...

Here is a link to an article of interesting facts about Of Mice and Men: https://interestingliterature.com/201...

In every bit of honest writing in the world there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love. There are shorter means, many of them. There is writing promoting social change, writing punishing injustice, writing in celebration of heroism, but always that base theme. Try to understand each other.
— John Steinbeck in his 1938 journal entry[7]

A short and interesting article about the Gay character in Looking for Alaska (SERIES, not book): https://www.pride.com/tv/2019/10/25/l...