"When Donovan left his copy of 'The Adventurers' on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it--much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius. But soon the entire town is freaking out about whether the book's main characters are gay, Donovan's mom is trying to get the book removed from the school curriculum, and Donovan is caught in the middle"--Provided by publisher....

After her principal bans a number of books from the school library, bibliophile student Clara joins forces with her friends to start an underground library.

Throughout history writers have rebelled against authority and the status quo real revolutionaries! They are the source of new ideas or old ideas expressed in new ways. But not everyone is happy with this freedom of expression, and some try to keep it from you. Could your favorite book be next?

When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her exams and sort-of convincing her traditional mother that it was a good idea for a woman to go to college, she looked forward to soaking up the ideas of Western Literature far from the drudgery she was promised at her family's restaurant. But literature class would prove to be just the start of a massive turning point, still focused on reading but with...

Contains a chronological list of banned books throughout history and essays describing their contents, the history of how and where they were banned, and information about the authors. Includes illustrations and author quotes.

Explores the history of comic books and graphic novels, as well as how the two forms of media relate and how they are different.

"Banned Books: Should Children Be Protected from Controversial Books?; Should Certain Kinds of Material Be Restricted?; What Are Some Alternatives to Banning Controversial Books?"--

Iku finds her hopes for Valentine's Day ruined when her crush, Dojo, receives a box of chocolates from an admirer, while Shibazaki meets a suitor and Hikaru thinks he is being followed.

Drawing on newly declassified files, this is the story of how a book forbidden in the Soviet Union became a secret CIA weapon in the ideological battle between East and West. In May 1956, an Italian publishing scout paid a visit to Russia's greatest living poet, Boris Pasternak. He left carrying the manuscript of Pasternak's first and only novel, entrusted to him with these words: "This is Doctor Zhivago. May it make its way around the world." Pasternak...