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Discarded gender and diversity books trigger a new culture clash at a Florida college
Read full article: Discarded gender and diversity books trigger a new culture clash at a Florida collegeA tiny Florida college is once again at the center of the state's culture wars after a dumpster left the campus library filled with hundreds of books.
‘Slave masters, Hitler, Brevard Public Schools?’ Book ban opponents call out school board
Read full article: ‘Slave masters, Hitler, Brevard Public Schools?’ Book ban opponents call out school boardA Brevard County school board meeting gets a little heated between board members and those who spoke out against the district's removal of books from libraries.
Florida seeks to fine ‘activists’ amid what DeSantis calls ‘curating,’ not book bans, in schools
Read full article: Florida seeks to fine ‘activists’ amid what DeSantis calls ‘curating,’ not book bans, in schoolsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday defended recently-enacted state laws mandating district K-12 schools develop and follow an approval process for contested reading material, what’s since seen scores of books pulled from school shelves for review temporarily or otherwise.
Hey, book lovers: Here’s where to find independent bookstores in Central Florida
Read full article: Hey, book lovers: Here’s where to find independent bookstores in Central FloridaPrint is not dead, despite society’s best efforts. Around the world, independent booksellers shelve stories in little shops still.
Illustrated Anne Frank book removed by Florida school
Read full article: Illustrated Anne Frank book removed by Florida schoolA high school along Florida’s Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative group challenged it, claiming it minimized the Holocaust.
Florida school district’s media supervisor resigns, calls book about same-sex couple ‘harmful to children’
Read full article: Florida school district’s media supervisor resigns, calls book about same-sex couple ‘harmful to children’Resignation follows revelations supervisor described book with same-sex couple as "contrary to the design of humanity."
‘Stories told through music:’ Melbourne concert serenades audiences with book-inspired pieces
Read full article: ‘Stories told through music:’ Melbourne concert serenades audiences with book-inspired piecesThe Melbourne Municipal Band is putting on a concert “Inspired by Books” with songs derived from many well-known authors.
Hey, book lovers: Here’s where to find independent bookstores in Central Florida
Read full article: Hey, book lovers: Here’s where to find independent bookstores in Central FloridaPrint is not dead, despite society’s best efforts. Around the world, independent booksellers shelve stories in little shops still.
13 children’s books my family is obsessed with at the moment
Read full article: 13 children’s books my family is obsessed with at the momentI’m not always the best “get on the floor and play” kind of mom, but any time one of my kids wants to bring me a book, I’ll drop what I’m doing in favor of some cuddles and reading time.
Fictional space tale ‘Holdout’ weaves Earth’s real woes into astronaut’s personal mission
Read full article: Fictional space tale ‘Holdout’ weaves Earth’s real woes into astronaut’s personal missionAstronauts living on the International Space Station can often feel helpless when news of troubles down on Earth reach them in orbit, but what if they could intervene, helping an ongoing crisis from space?
17 picture books you’ve never heard of, but that your kids will love
Read full article: 17 picture books you’ve never heard of, but that your kids will loveWho doesn’t love “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” (And the polar bear version. And the panda edition!) Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle definitely have that formula down to a science. And well, the classics are the classics for a reason, and most parents can probably agree there will be room for those books on any shelf.
Blind girl’s reaction to getting Harry Potter book series in braille is priceless
Read full article: Blind girl’s reaction to getting Harry Potter book series in braille is pricelessA blind girl had the most magical Christmas after receiving a special set of books. A fan of the Harry Potter books, 7-year-old Emrie was delighted to receive the full series in braille for Christmas. Emrie started reading the Harry Potter books with her dad at night but recently stopped because she wanted to read them for herself, according to News.com.au. “They have recently stopped reading them because Emrie wants to read them herself, she wants to put her finger to the paper and fly through Hogwarts too. Emrie’s aunt decided to raise money from followers on Instagram to be able to purchase her a set of books.
Wands, quills and brooms: LEGO creates spellbinding ‘Harry Potter’ Diagon Alley set
Read full article: Wands, quills and brooms: LEGO creates spellbinding ‘Harry Potter’ Diagon Alley setNow fans of Harry Potter can enjoy an incredible new LEGO Harry Potter set that brings the Wizarding World’s Diagon Alley to your home. Harry Potter Diagon Alley LEGO set (LEGO)The more than 5,000 piece set features the iconic hidden wizard street with stores like Ollivander’s wand shop, Flourish & Blotts bookstore and the colorful Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes joke shop. Diagon Alley is the biggest set I’ve designed to-date and I am really proud of how it has come together" said Marcos Bessa, LEGO Harry Potter design lead. Marcos Bessa, LEGO Harry Potter design lead (LEGO)“On the inside of the model there is so much to discover. True Harry Potter fans can also check out the Hogwarts Castle, astronomy tower, or Hedwig owl sets.
Changing the world, book by book: Inside one woman’s mission to spread messages of inclusion
Read full article: Changing the world, book by book: Inside one woman’s mission to spread messages of inclusionDeeply impacted by recent events, one Florida native has made it her mission to spread messages of love, diversity and inclusion through books.
Kristen Bell releases politically-themed book for children
Read full article: Kristen Bell releases politically-themed book for childrenThe actress, and her friend Benjamin Hart, just released a children's book: "The World Needs More Purple People." The book is about Penny Purple, a child, who doesn't want to be "red" or "blue." Bell and Hart began writing two years ago, but Bell said now is the right time to bring the book out. As for why a politically-themed book was written for children, Bell told USA Today that "there's a high probability that if a child is reading this book, a parent is either near or reading it to them." She says the point of the book is to look for similarities in one another, rather than differences.
You can listen to Daniel Radcliffe read chapter one of ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’
Read full article: You can listen to Daniel Radcliffe read chapter one of ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’Having Harry Potter himself read them to you, of course! J.K. Rowling is gathering up some of her famous muggle friends to bring fans the ultimate Harry Potter quarantine entertainment. The entire first book in Rowling’s wizarding series, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” will be available for fans to listen to, and each chapter will be read by a different celebrity once a week, starting off with Daniel Radcliffe, aka Harry Potter. The site is full of puzzles, quizzes and articles that focus on everything Harry Potter and Hogwarts. You can watch a video of Radcliffe reading chapter one of the book here, or listen to it on Spotify.