Blume, Myracle Join ALA's Banned Books Virtual Rea...

Published Sep 15 2011 by School Library Journal

Blume, Myracle Join ALA's Banned Books Virtual Read-Out

Join award-winning—and frequently censored—authors Judy Blume and Lauren Myracle as they take part in the American Library Association's Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out, the centerpiece of the only national celebration of the freedom to read.

Banned Books Week, which takes...

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Banned Books Read Out Launched Online [ Published Sep 16 2011 by PublishersWeekly.com ]

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Entities: Jeff Kinney, Judy Blume, Carl Barks, Gary Larson

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

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First Reported May 09 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 1 Documents

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First Reported May 04 2012 - Updated May 04 2012 - 1 Documents

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Entities: Judy Blume, Atlantic City (New Jersey, United States), Willa Holland, Bloomfield (New Jersey, United States), Los Alamos (New Mexico, United States)

First Reported Apr 22 2012 - Updated Apr 22 2012 - 1 Documents

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First Reported Apr 20 2012 - Updated Apr 20 2012 - 1 Documents

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Are you there, readers? It's Judy Blume

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Entities: Judy Blume, Maureen Johnson, Robin Wasserman, Rotator Cuff

First Reported Apr 11 2012 - Updated Apr 11 2012 - 2 Documents

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Tween novel series written entirely in text message shorthand tops most hated book chart

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