Monday's Not Coming

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I read this book for three reasons: 1) a good friend read it and desperately wanted someone with whom to discuss it, 2) it received a lot of attention due to the success of the novel that preceded it and, 3) it received the Coretta Scott King Book Award. While I found the book interesting, I became increasingly frustrated by its many huge flaws—so much so that overall I had to give it only one star (in contrast to the bevy of readers who have uncritically lauded it with praise). This is something I wanted to talk about this book is so painful that while reading it my heart felt heavy and weak, it really touched me like some events of abuse were horrendously painful . school staff witness violent in-school fights and yet choose not to report them or punish the assailants; My only other issue was one of the final plot twists of the story. I believe this story would have been much stronger without the addition. For me, it was just not explained well and starkly stood out compared to the well-developed story that was established.

The novel follows the story of two best friends more like soul sisters Claudia , a middle schooler suffering from dyslexia and Monday( it's a name of character and her siblings are April, Tuesday and August ), child of single household mother who is suffering from issues , Monday is smart in all aspects of life like studies, boys, partying everything ! I always a nagging feeling while reading this but couldn’t figure out what exactly happened to Monday. This was super fast paced, I think the short chapters really helped with that and I read it in 2 days. I loved that Claudia had such supportive and loving parents but they still had rules and expectations for her. I love that there was a love interest that was a smart and kind young man and not a jerk. I loved Claudia and Monday’s relationship and how they looked out for one another. The conversation in true crime, horror, and thrillers has lately turned in the direction of the trope of the “dead girl” and how, too often, dead girls and women function as plot points for the emotional growth of male characters. Do you feel a need to subvert that trope? And if so, how do you so in your books? Lolita," by Vladimir Nabokov, which is one of the few "classics" on the list, as it is widely considered among the top 100 novels written. It's the story of a middle-aged professor who is obsessed with a 12-year-old girl and engages in a pedophilic relationship with her. none of the teachers in all of Claudia's seven years of schooling ever assigned in-class written assignments, essay or short answer tests, or read-alouds that would have highlighted her inability to read or write;I really really liked her kinda solid way of expressing the feelings of characters. I liked how she used the specific verbals of region like use of some indegionus slangs and words.

But worse than that was the constant jumping around between different timelines. There's Claudia in the "Before", as she is discovering that Monday has disappeared, Claudia in the "After", which is later when she knows what happened, and then we get chapters like "Two Years Before the Before", which not only sounds stupid, but also makes for a very confusing read. A+ for the suspense and tension build-up because 15% in, I was ready to trade my mum to find out what happened to Monday.Most policies don't allow patrons to challenge passages or sections of a book. Any challenge and subsequent review must consider the work in its entirety.

Bates said she is stunned that the school district chose to remove books from shelves without an actual challenge. Haney said the district's policy review committee met Tuesday to discuss the issues with the policy and what should happen next. He said it will evaluate, review and discuss all related issues and decide how to move forward. This group eventually makes recommendations to the school board, and it's the board that would adopt any changes or new policies. When she doesn’t show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday wouldn’t just leave her to endure tests and bullies alone. Not after last year’s rumors and not with her grades on the line. Now Claudia needs her best—and only—friend more than ever. But Monday’s mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday’s sister April is even less help. Despite the implication that friendships can be suffocating and can cause problems, the novel also shows that the alternative—total independence—comes with its own set of issues. Without Monday to sit by Claudia in classes and help her with her schoolwork, Claudia’s grades suffer, and her classmates’ bullying intensifies. For the first time in years, Claudia dreads going to school, where she’s friendless and fears that people will bully her even more if they discover she has a learning disability. Claudia’s fears turn out to be well-founded—her friendship with Monday shielded her from an extremely hostile school culture, where being at all different or not having anyone to sit with at lunch turns a student into an easy target. And having had only Monday as a friend for years, Claudia also doesn’t know how to go about making new friends. This puts her in an impossible situation where her classmates bully and punish her for not having any friends—but Claudia also doesn’t have the skills to make friends to help alleviate the effects of the bullying. At the Canyons School Board meeting on Nov. 8, a woman read aloud from a book that she said she found on the shelves of Alta High School's library.

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The removal appears to violate the district's own policies for what happens when someone has concerns about books owned by a school library. Atlanta Monsteris an in-depth look into the infamous Atlanta Child Murders, which occurred between 1979 and 1981 with over 25 victims. The podcasts speaks to the racial bias happening in Atlanta around that time and how it affected the community. Also Criminal and Sword and Scale. (Hint: Episode 67 of Sword and Scale is the Detroit case my book is based on.) I want you to take a good look at this board," Carson said, his voice hardening. "Over the last few months we've had dozens of girls around here reported missing, close to fifty in one week. Alleged kidnappings when most of them just run off away from home 'cause they can't do what they want."

But the woman, who asked that only her first name be used, said she never asked for the books to be pulled from the shelves. To assert that certified school librarians are trying to harm children by putting pornography in libraries is frankly ludicrous. No librarian that I know wants to hurt a child,” they said., “What we do is we contribute to the academic achievement of our campuses and our school systems.” I wish we had a better look into the police investigation or we got more of Monday's pov at some point. But the twists? 😳 omg I could barely keep up.. I love it so much when there are these little bread crumbs of twists in a thriller that hits you out of no where and you just like wait a minute how did I not see this one coming? then there is a huge twist in the end that just leaves your jaw hanging.

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Lawn Boy, by Jonathan Evinson, has been challenged at schools in several states, including Minnesota, Texas, and North Carolina. According to its publisher, Lawn Boy tells the story of “a young man determined to achieve the American dream of happiness and prosperity — who just so happens to find himself along the way.” The 2018 novel has been criticized for its depictions of sexual situations, including a gay sexual experience from the protagonist’s childhood. At a school board meeting, one North Carolina dad even accused the book of “normalizing the sexualization of children and stealing their innocence.” 2. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Books are being pulled all over the country," Huffaker said. "Book challenges are up 60 percent in the country. They're happening in every single state." The growing issue of missing children may be a surprise to some, while others live and suffer with it every single day. This book is an eye-opener for the US to change and add to its policies for missing children. It is said that a reader relates to a book by either peering through a window or looking at a mirror. The perspective in the novel may prove to be a window for some while for others it is a mirror. Either way, missing children are everywhere, this book allows for people to be reminded of the consequences shown when children are not taken seriously. Claudia's favorite teacher, an English teacher, somehow never recognizes that this young woman cannot read or write and repeatedly uses bad grammar herself (mainly "ain't"); Do you feel that authors have a special responsibility to the victims of the crimes when their books are inspired by events that happened to them or their families?