Title: Answers in the Pages
Author: David Levithan
Genre: Children's
Author: David Levithan
Genre: Children's
This story is especially relevant in today's world. It begins when the main character, a fifth grader, brings home a book that he has been assigned to read and leaves it in the kitchen to watch TV. His mom finds the book, reads the end, and tells her son not to read it any further, and that she would be going to his school the next day in order to discuss the matter with his teacher and principal.
Answers in the Pages is a wonderful look at book bans, LGBTQ characters in stories, and just how different parts of society can be affected by these efforts. I found it especially meaningful to read this story from the point of view of the students, some of whom are very invested in the fight to save the book, and some of whom just want to see if the adventurers defeat the monsters at the end of the story!
Answers in the Pages is a wonderful look at book bans, LGBTQ characters in stories, and just how different parts of society can be affected by these efforts. I found it especially meaningful to read this story from the point of view of the students, some of whom are very invested in the fight to save the book, and some of whom just want to see if the adventurers defeat the monsters at the end of the story!
- Katrina
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