Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided.
They're not chicks. They're ducks.
What I find cool about being a banned author is this: I'm writing books that evoke a reaction, books that, if dropped in a lake, go down not with a whimper but a splash.
Kids are smart. Knowledge is power. Let them figure things out. Don't turn into that grown-up who they won't come to.
I live in my own little world. But its ok, they know me here.
You're allowed to have thoughts, she reminded herself. Just because others might scoff, that doesn't mean you won't anymore.
So, as a seventh grader,no, you weren't friends with people you didnt like. But sometimesyou also werent friends with people you did like, which was complicated, and which didnt make any sence if you...
