Burn This Book: A Banned Books Book Club: Recent Episodes
Nicolle Okoren & Eden Wen
Enter the controversial pages of banned and challenged books, of censorship and culture wars. Join Nicolle Okoren and Eden Wen twice a month as they read, discuss and understand the books and authors that communities across the United States have historically tried—and are still currently trying—to keep out of the hands of children and teenagers.
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References
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https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/11/17/banned-books/
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- https://www.instagram.com/helenandersoncomedy/
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References
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queerliberationlibrary.org
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https://bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org/
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ala.org
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libbylife.com
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libbylife.com/booklounge
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Books
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Nineteen Minutes, by Jodi Picoult
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The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
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Cinderella is Dead, by Kalynn Bayron
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A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas
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Forever…, by Judy Blume
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Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, by Alison Bechdel
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Go Ask Alice, by Beatrice Sparks
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The Diary of Anne Frank
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A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
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The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
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Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, Sarah S. Brannen
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Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks
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Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card
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Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell
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Habibi, by Craig Thompson
Summer Literacy Series
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Satire
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Allegory
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Dialogic Questioning
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Foil
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Literalism
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Marxism/Communism
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Symbolism (Biblical)
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References
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References
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Beyoncé’s “Formation” music video
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Dr. Sarah Coyne, “Media Rules and Problematic Media Use”
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If you need help, call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.
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References
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PEN America Freedom to Read Statement
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PEN America book bans research and resources
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PEN: Nearly 200 Percent Surge in School Book Bans During 2023-2024 School Year
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Republishing one of our favorite episodes for Christmas! We hope you are having a happy holidays and are building memories with your families.
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“Reading Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver’ as an Adult” in The Atlantic
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13th documentary
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Animusic on YouTube
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Prince Duck on Spotify
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Show up and speak up! Join us with EveryLibrary’s Peter Bromberg and PEN America’s Tasslyn Magnusson who are seeing how book bans are affecting authors, libraries, and kids.
References
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Fight for the First
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Authors Against Book Bans
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Let Utah Read
Recommended books
Activism
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They Came for Our Schools, By Mike Hixenbaugh
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That Librarian, by Amanda Jones
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The Three Languages of Politics, by Arnold Kling
Banned books
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Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Gender Queer, by Maia Kobabe
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Blood Water Paint, by Joy McCullough
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Anything book by Lesléa Newman
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References
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References
https://dvan.org/2019/08/book-review-on-earth-were-briefly-gorgeous/
https://geoffwhaley.com/2020/08/14/on-earth-were-briefly-gorgeous-ocean-vuong/
https://fictionwritersreview.com/review/on-earth-were-briefly-gorgeous-by-ocean-vuong/
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This season…
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On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong
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Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
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Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
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Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer
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Gossip Girl (#1), by Cecily von Ziegesar
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Bone, by Jeff Smith
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The Agony of Alice (#1), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
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The House of Spirits, by Isabel Allende
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Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
If there’s a book you want to talk about this season, contact us at burnthisbookpodcast@gmail.com.
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Please join us
References
- Adriana E. Ramirez on why readers love ‘The Hate U Give’ - LA Times
*https://youtu.be/OOac2vjHuyY
*http://www.apache-stronghold.com/
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1gNYFka1-s&t=1637s
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhmpQkEj3I8
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, which has be challenged over two decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s.
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References
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Toni Morrison's legacy of language
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Toni Morrison’s prose peels back the pain, beauty of Black experience
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Toni Morrison’s Profound and Unrelenting Vision
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References
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“Black Queer Author George M. Johnson’s Family Showed Up To Fight Back Against A Book Ban — And They Won” - Buzzfeed News
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“The queer survival and coming-of-age book I needed as a child” - Scalawag
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References
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The Native Harvey Weinsteins (Blog)
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'It Just Felt Very Wrong': Sherman Alexie's Accusers Go On The Record (NPR)
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American Genocide: A podcast about the crimes of Native American boarding schools (Illuminative)
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Today’s episode is a rerun of one of our favorite episodes. Nicolle and Eden discuss Dungeons & Dragons and the Satanic Panic with Adventure AI’s Jason Conforto, Tyler Crump, and Alex the Language Lord.
References
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It's Time to Revisit the Satanic Panic
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Stuff You Should Know Podcast: How Dungeons and Dragons Works
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Into the Dragon's Lair
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References
- https://www.ala.org/united/friends
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References
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Laura Plantation
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“My Grandmother’s Hands” - Spotify
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Books recommended by Katie Workman, LAC, MAPC - Counselor of Psychology:
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Who Has What
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Where Willy Went
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30 Days of Sex Talks
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The Care & Keeping of You
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Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys
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C is for Consent
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Vaginas & Periods 101 Pop-Up Book
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What’s In There?
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I Said No!
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My Body Belongs to Me
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A Family is a Family is a Family
References
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http://www.jstor.org/stable/4120840
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https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(18)30284-2/abstract
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Today’s episode is a rerun from Season 1. We’ll be back with another book soon!
In the meantime, check out our friends at Banned Camp who just finished reading Huck Finn aloud on their podcast.
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References
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Nicolle and Eden discuss S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders.
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References
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Never Enough, by Jennifer Breheny Wallace
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S. E. Hinton and the Y.A. Debate by Jon Michaud
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Jesse Andrews’s Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
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References
- “When Bad Things Happen to Good People” by Harold Kushner
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World with Candice MacAllister (this podcast’s graphic designer!).
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Art Spiegelman’s Maus I & II with Amy Nielsen.
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Find Amy here:
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Manuscript Wish List
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The Purcell Agency
References
Spiegelman Family Tree
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Nicolle and Eden discuss John Green’s Looking for Alaska with writer Theodore Wilkins.
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References
- John Green and His Nerdfighters Are Upending the Summer Blockbuster Model | WSJ 2015: “"[s]ome credit him with ushering in a new golden era for contemporary, realistic, literary teen fiction, following more than a decade of dominance by books about young wizards, sparkly vampires, and dystopia.”
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Dungeons & Dragons with Adventure AI’s Jason Conforto, Tyler Crump, and Alex the Language Lord.
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References
It's Time to Revisit the Satanic Panic
Stuff You Should Know Podcast: How Dungeons and Dragons Works
Into the Dragon's Lair
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Nicolle and Eden discuss William Golding’s Lord of the Flies with Micah Clemence.
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References
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Lord of the Flies? ‘Rubbish’. Animal Farm? Too risky – Faber’s secrets revealed (The Guardian)
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Lord of the Flies and The Coral Island (William Golding)
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Things Fell Apart (podcast, Ron Jonson)
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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Nicolle and Eden discuss R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps with horror fan Sam Moynihan.
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References
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MasterClass: R.L. Stine Teaches Writing for Young Audiences
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“Immunization through Fear: Banning R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps” - PEN AMerica
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Invasion of the Books - Washington Post
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America's Satanic Panic Returns — This Time Through QAnon - NPR
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It’s Banned Books Week! Get involved and voice your support of books!
In this episode, Nicolle and Eden talk to an Educator of the Year, Kristen Oda, and why she quit teaching. Additionally, we'll talk about “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee.
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References
- Field of Dreams Book Banning Scene - YouTube
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Crossover episode to kick-off 2023’s Banned Books Week! Nicolle and Eden discuss Rosemary Well’s Yoko with Banned Camp’s Dan Schulz and Jennifer Davis.
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References
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Banned Camp is a comedy podcast where we read banned books and find out why they were banned in the first place. In each episode, we read a chapter of a banned book and offer our take on why it was banned in the first place. So grab a drink, sit back, and join us as we explore why some folks seem to be in such a rush to take us back to the dark ages, one banned book at a time.
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Just 11 People Responsible for 60% of Book Ban Requests Across the US: Report - The Messenger
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic. Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!
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Nicolle and Eden discuss J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye with social worker Brendan Seagle.
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References
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“Predatory Men With a Taste for Teenagers” Joyce Maynard on the Chilling Parallels Between Woody Allen and J.D. Salinger” - Vanity Fair
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“Salinger and the Exploitation of Young Women” - NY Times Opinion
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“J. D. Salinger’s Women” - NY Magazine
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“Was She J.D. Salinger’s Predator or His Prey?” - NY Times Essay
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Summer reading assignment for our next season coming in September! Excuse all the clicks and pops—Nicolle is the sound engineer so I was just recording off Substack (if you’re reading this, Substack, fix your recording tech).
Nicolle’s picks
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The Catcher in the Rye
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The Bluest Eye
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
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The Outsiders
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A Light In the Attic
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Lord of the Flies
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Where Did I Come From?
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Where’s Waldo?
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Brave New World
Eden’s picks
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Beloved
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All Boys Aren’t Blue
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Looking for Alaska
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Goosebumps
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Gender Queer: A Memoir
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Maus
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The Hate U Give
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It’s Perfectly Normal
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Lois Lowry’s Anastasia Krupnik.
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 with Natalie Christensen.
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References
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Beyoncé’s “Formation” music video
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Dr. Sarah Coyne, “Media Rules and Problematic Media Use”
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Nicolle and Eden discuss J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first of her Harry Potter series (all of which have been challenged or banned).
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References
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Is J.K. Rowling transphobic? Let’s let her speak for herself, Vox
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In Defense of J.K. Rowling, NYT Opinion
Support for Trans Lives
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The Trevor Project | For Young LGBTQ Lives
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The Marsha P. Johnson Institute
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GLITS | Gays and Lesbians Living in a Trans Society
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Nicolle and her nieces talk about Harry Potter.
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Peter Parnell’s and Justin Richardson’s And Tango Makes Three with biology lecturer Kandace Flanary.
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References
- Albatrosses! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/same-sex-mothers-letting-albatrosses-be-albatrosses
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Nicolle and Eden discuss John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men with high school English teacher and author Christy Thomas, which has be challenged over three decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s.
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About Christy:
I earned my BA in English (Literature) from Boise State University, an MA in Education (Literacy) from Eastern Washington University, and I have over 17 years experience teaching high school English Language Arts at the core and AP level in Washington and Idaho. I am also the author of The Keening Trilogy — a young adult fantasy series which also placed in the top 50 YA books in Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Award; two of my short stories are published in anthologies printed by The Log Cabin and selected by a group including members of the Idaho Commission on the Arts.
I’ve taught Of Mice and Men with high school sophomores for over 12 years of my career because of its timeless themes, its accessibility, all the problematic “isms” it casts a light on, Steinbeck’s writing the novella like a play (among other stylistic choices), the rich discussions it invites, and the contemporary issues that tie-in to the novella. However, it is also a novella rife with (as previously mentioned) problematic language and ideas — from the blatant racism, objectification of women, prejudice against the elderly and those with physical disabilities, and lack of understanding those with special needs. But to me, that is exactly Steinbeck’s point: the ranch is a microcosm of the very problems in America that we still grapple with today. And while some may see Lennie and George’s story as one of friendship — including its limits and its responsibilities — the tragic story also makes us face the real and tough decisions we must make when life “happens.” The prince of the ranch does not save the day, and it is often the people who have the most to lose which pay the ultimate price.
References:
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Christy’s books:
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Sidhe's Call https://a.co/d/cgbleHA
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Hidden Sidhe https://a.co/d/dCrZMok
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Rising Sidhe (Keening Trilogy) https://a.co/d/2ZYBRHj
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“The Language Police” by Diane Ravitch
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The Log Cabin Literacy Center
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, which has be challenged over two decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s.
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Lois Lowry’s The Giver, which has be challenged over two decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s.
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References:
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“Reading Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver’ as an Adult” in The Atlantic
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13th documentary
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Animusic on YouTube
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Prince Duck on Spotify
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, which has be challenged over three decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s.
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Notes:
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Margaret Atwood documentary “Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power”
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“Romania’s communist-era abortion ban harmed hundreds of thousands of children. Is history repeating itself?” on grid.news
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“Unwanted Sterilization and Eugenics Programs in the United States” on PBS
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“Reproductive Suppression and the Real ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’” on Anti-Racism Daily
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants (we just read the first one), which has be challenged over two decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s.
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has be challenged over three decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s.
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, which has be challenged over two decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s.
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Nicolle, Eden and special guest Taylor Sorenson discuss Rudolf Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima, which has be challenged over three decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s.
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Nicolle and Eden discuss Maurice Sendak’s picture book In the Night Kitchen, which has be challenged over two decades since the American Library Association began tracking in the ‘90s.
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Enter the controversial pages of banned and challenged books, of censorship and culture wars. Join Nicolle Okoren and Eden Wen each month as they read, discuss and understand the books and authors that communities across the United States have historically tried—and are still currently trying—to keep out of the hands of children and teenagers.
In this episode, we talk about why we are doing this podcast! Follow us on Instagram @burnthisbookpod to see the next book we’re reading. Read along with us!
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