Upcoming conference keynoter Matt de la Peña visited Tucson last week. The trip bears mention because the students raised the money themselves to bring Matt out to speak, and Matt spoke at one of the schools that had recently removed his novel MEXICAN WHITE BOY (and a lot of other books) for being too Latino. You... Continue Reading →
Judy Blume, in the thick of things again
This comes from Judy's blog:Key West - they're at it again and this time right in my backyard at the Sugarloaf School, on Sugarloaf Key, about 20 miles from Key West on US 1. That's right -- a parent has challenged Forever, charging that distributing the book to minors is a felony under Florida law... Continue Reading →