Posted by Brian on Friday, Sep 26, 2014
Watch actor and rug connoisseur Jeff Bridges read from Lois Lowry's young adult classic "The Giver" as part of the American Library Association's Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out! Bridges stars as the titular Giver in the movie version, which you can place a hold on here.
And teens, remember you can complete an online scavenger hunt about young adult books that are challenged and banned in the U.S. Teens with the most correct answers will be entered into a drawing to win a Downtown District Gift Card. The scavenger hunt can be accessed here: http://goo.gl/0qB85W
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Brian works as the Senior Adult Services Librarian at the Iowa City Public Library.
Before reading this, I hadn't read a superhero comic in... *checks Goodreads* over a year. They, for whatever reason, didn't appeal to me during the ongoing pandemic. What it took to get me back was a writer I like writing my FAVORITE superhero. Nightwing: Leaping Into the Light by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo is exactly what I wanted: More character work than fighting and playful, energetic art. It's a perfect jumping on point if you've never read a comic about Dick Grayson. I highly recommend it. -Brian