illuminating conversations with offers. two years of powerful books. two years of reading resistance, there are two major takeaways, the direct attempts to remove books from classrooms and libraries are not slowing down. second, a book could quite literally save a life. i could say more, but today i will let the literature speak for itself. there are two things that encapsulate that truth, quite like the cult classic, the perks of being a wall flower. the perks of being a wall tower follows 15 year old charlie as he navigates high school after a friend s devastating suicide and reckons with the life altering intergenerational trauma. with the help of sam, a magnetic high school senior with an undeserving reputation, and patrick, who is harboring a secret relationship with the quarterback of the football team, charlie finds his footing and finds himself. i began by asking about his frequent use of 90s references throughout the book, including the song asleep by the smiths. i
Handle our children shift from subjects who we can control and protect, into self determining adults who are frequently horny. and third, what happens when children with poor skills of emotional problem solving, which stuff is talking, about have easy access to lethal weapons. fourth, what are the prospects for social reform after partisan politics lead to the death of children? well said. dr. duncan, in your book, i want to go forward what you just said. he said it wasn t a romantic ending, it was a mess. in your book, searching for julia, you know that juliet dies because, in your words, quote, a series of bad decisions made by men, romeo kills tibet, which leads to his banishment. her father emotionally abuses her and accelerates her forced, bigamist marriage. these events prompt fryer lawrence s chaotic and ultimately derailed plan. this is not a typical reading