LeVar Burton’s Book Club is Launching Today
It’s been almost 40 years since LeVar Burton began introducing kids to the joys of reading as the host of the show Reading Rainbow. Now, he continues to share his love of books through his podcast LeVar Burton Reads. And as of today, LeVar Burton has launched his book club via the new social reading app Fable. To start things off, the actor has chosen three books that he says “represent how my identity as a reader has been shaped.” Those books are Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, and essay and poetry collection The Fire this Time, edited by Jesmyn Ward. In the first month, the book club will cover Go Tell It on the Mountain. Three new book club picks will be announced every three months.
Ghost Boys Pulled from Florida Classes After Police Union Complaint
Complaints from a police union and parents prompted a South Florida school system to temporarily stop the teaching of Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes. In Ghost Boys, a young Black boy is fatally shot by a white police officer. Paul Kempinski, a member of the Fraternal Order of Police district lodge, complained that the book in question is “propaganda that police officers are liars, racists, murderers.” A spokesperson from the school district said in a statement, “Procedures were not proactively followed prior to the assignment of the novel… Subsequently, upon receiving parental concern, the use of the book was paused in two 5th Grade classrooms until procedures are implemented.” Author Jewell Parker Rhodes declined to comment.
Watch the New Trailer for David Lowery’s The Green Knight, Starring Dev Patel
Earlier today, a new trailer for The Green Knight was released. After being pushed back for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, David Lowery’s film adaptation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, entitled The Green Knight, will finally hit theaters on July 30, 2021. The film stars Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, and a talking fox.
Why You Should Start a Dungeons and Dragons Club At Your Library
Looking for a fun, immersive activity for the school library? One librarian suggests starting a Dungeons and Dragons club, and here’s why.