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“First I went to see the principal to tell him the code was old-fashioned and unfair. He said dress codes are necessary because if girls are allowed to wear what we want, the boys won’t be able to focus. I said why not let the girls dress
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“When you’re very old, people want to know—what’s the secret to a good, long life? Bernice would tell them: live and let live.”
― Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books
― Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books
“What matters is never letting people tell you what to think. Don’t let them convince you that one way is right and another way wrong. Gather as much knowledge as you can, because information is power. And choosing how to use it is freedom. The more you know, the freer you will be.”
― Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books
― Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books
“She was still reading to me—to us—right up until the end. Whatever I chose from the school library. She never judged, never said, Not this one, or, You shouldn’t be reading that. I can still remember it. That feeling of being read to, of being wrapped up in her voice, those words, whatever place the story had taken us to. It sounds stupid, but it was like a magic carpet.”
― The Names
― The Names
“The Nazis were monsters to kill little girls.” “I know that’s what people say,” Mr. Stempel told her. “But most of them weren’t. They were just ordinary people. That’s what makes them so terrifying. Monsters you can fight. But when the people who come for you in the night are your neighbors and coworkers and classmates . . . When you never know who’s sick and who’s not . . .” He shrugged. “Sick?” “Hate is a disease, Dawn.”
― Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books
― Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books
Leslie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Leslie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
133 books
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11 friends
76 books
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9 friends
55 books
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5 friends
206 books
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11 friends
71 books
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6 friends
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