Tag Archives: Adult books for teens

That Librarian by Amanda Jones

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Victoria Waddle

That Librarian is a memoir by Amanda Jones detailing the defamation and death threats she has had to endure after speaking in the public comments portion of a Livingston Public Library meeting in July 2022. She makes clear that her speech … Continue reading →

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The False White Gospel by Jim Wallis

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Victoria Waddle

Wallis seeks to show, through scripture, that Christian nationalism is not Christianity at all, but simply racism with a side of misogyny. Continue reading →

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Circle of Hope by Eliza Griswold: Christian Mission

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Victoria Waddle

What does it mean for a church to be anti-racist? Is it simply to follow the example of Christ? Is it to explicitly work against racism by protesting police brutality (this is the period of George Floyd’s murder) and exploring the reasons behind the largely White makeup of the congregation? Continue reading →

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Rift by Cait West: Christian Patriarchy

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Victoria Waddle

“This is a story of chaos, of fragmentation, hidden beneath the facade of a happy family. This is a story of escape and risk and making it all worth it. This is a story of psychological, emotional, financial, and spiritual abuse. This is my story of survival.“ Continue reading →

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Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Victoria Waddle

The following is part of my post for this week over at “Be a Cactus” on Substack. Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books is not a YA book. However, it does have some teen characters, one of whom incites the … Continue reading →

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Whatever is Mentionable is Manageable

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Victoria Waddle

I wanted to share the link from my Substack this week because it comments on YA literature and censorship. If you’ve been here with me, you know I’m worried about book censorship in general. And that a good percentage of book … Continue reading →

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Unheard Witness: The Life and Death of Kathy Leissner Whitman

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Victoria Waddle

Five years after she graduated from high school, Kathy Leissner Whitman was stabbed to death by her husband Charles Whitman after he killed his mother and before he committed a mass shooting from the tower at the University of Texas, Austin. Unheard Witness is the story of how Kathy became a victim of domestic violence and then murder.  Continue reading →

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Journey to Merveilleux City by Stephanie Barbé Hammer

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Victoria Waddle

When Mack Macdonald Flores takes a train from the Northeastern US to Canada, a passenger goes missing. Magic is afoot as Mack teams with Allison to find the disappeared man. Continue reading →

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Free Audiobooks for Teens!

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Victoria Waddle

This week’s free audiobooks for teens include “The School that Escaped the Nazis” and Plato’s “Republic.” From AudioFile’s Sync program. Continue reading →

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Serious Summer Reading

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Victoria Waddle

Want beach reads but summer is your only chance to read intellectually stimulating books? The solution: A ‘Serious Summer Reading’ list. Continue reading →

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