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70 Children’s Classics Free Online
The Library of Congress is properly celebrating the Children’s Book Week’s 100th anniversary by offering a 70 book collection. You can check out some of the titles–all the books were published before 1924 in the U.S. or England–and get the link here.
Study Links Netflix Adaptation To Increase in Suicide Rates
Researchers from several universities, hospitals, and the National Institute of Mental Health conducted a study, published in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, which found that the Netflix adaptation 13 Reasons Why “was associated with a 28.9% increase in suicide rates among U.S. youth ages 10-17 in the month (April 2017) following the show’s release, after accounting for ongoing trends in suicide rates.” You can read the details of the study and findings here.
The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3 Trailer
Hulu will premiere season 3 of The Handmaid’s Tale on June 5th and has just dropped the official trailer, which you can check out here!