...In light of International Women’s Day on March 8th, we celebrate all rebellious women throughout literature, not simply because they rebelled, but because their rebellion helped pave the way for all women of today (not to mention the voices of all other diversely oppressed people). Sculpting an identity amid a cul...

...In This Issue: 1 International Women’s Day 3 Executive Director’s Message 4 Charge Your Style with Life 5 Children’s Literature Collection 7 Read 2Together with Wally Amos 8 Leading the Way: American Novelist Edith Wharton 8 Racial Inequality 9 A Look Back: Black History Month 10 The Freedom to Read: Banned Books 11 Yearning for Yoga ...

...Savage Traditions and Their Detectives 6 William Shakespeare: Forever and a Day 7 The Flower Symbol 8 Best of the Best: Newbery Medal Books 9 The Literature of Vermin 10 The Importance of Being Honest 11 Stuck in the Middle 12 Driving the Future: On Autopilot 13 Threadbare: Lace in Literature 14 Rage Against the Machine 15 Food for Celebration 16 In Bloom: Seaso...