It’s #bannedbooksweek, an annual awareness campaign celebrating the #freadom to #read! Here are #author @jessica_speer_author thoughts on #bookbanning. Jessica writes award winning #MG #books. Check out her books, “BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)” & “Middle School Safety Goggles Advised.” Two entertaining and important #mglit books to help guide #middleschoolers . **************************** Here are some ways #bookriot suggests to help #stopcensorship and promote #freadom of speech! *Show up to your local public library and borrow — and read — books that have been banned in the last year. *Request your public library purchase books that are by or about queer people, people of color, and books promoting religious freedom. *Plan to attend your local school board meeting and speak in support of books by and about people of color and queer people, and fighting antisemitism and religious freedom. *Make a donation to groups doing work on the ground. Some options include Every...