fiction Archives - Anastasia Suen

It Started with a Book Ban
by Linda Ravin Lodding (Author) and Aaron Cushley (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: When a book gets banned, what comes next? On library day, Edwin makes a beeline for his favorite section, which is usually packed with exciting books about spaceships and distant planets. But when he gets there, he finds out that all books about outer space have been banned–it turns out some people want to keep kids from daydreaming about rocketing off into the stars. Soon, the town starts banning all kinds of other things, from singing birds to the color green. As the town grows more and more miserable with each new ban, it’s up to Edwin and his friends to find a solution.

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The author, Linda Ravin Lodding, is one of my former students.
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Turkey on the Run!
by Alayne Kay Christian (Author) and Neha Rawat (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: When a turkey is caught in a trap on Thanksgiving morning, he knows it can only mean one thing: a one-way trip to the dinner table. But this particular turkey won’t give up without a fight, so he takes to the streets in a daring escape! Tailed by a small group of pursuers, he’s determined to make it out of Thanksgiving Day without catching sight of a turkey baster.

But it’s possible that not is all that it seems. Maybe the group chasing him do not want to enjoy him as part of their Thanksgiving meal; maybe they have something else in mind instead . . .

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