“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
Stephen King
Banned Books Week is September 18 – 24, 2022
Books unite us. Books encourage boundless exploration and allow readers to spread their wings. Stories give flight to new ideas and perspectives. Reading—especially books that set us free—expands our worldview. Censorship, on the other hand, locks away our freedom and divides us from humanity in our own cages. Banned Books Week is an annual event that celebrates the freedom to read and draws attention to the harms of censorship. Book of the Year: Older ReadersTIGER DAUGHTER Publisher:Allen & Unwin ISBN:9781760877644 Awards Year:2022 Category:Book of the Year: Older Readers Wen Zhou is determined to create a future for herself that is more satisfying than the life her parents expect her to lead. What I feel most days is that nothing is ever going to change. That my life won't even start, and that I'll be stuck like this forever. Wen Zhou is the daughter and only child of Chinese immigrants whose move to the lucky country has proven to be not so lucky. Wen and her friend, Henry Xiao - whose mum and dad are also struggling immigrants - both dream of escape from their unhappy circumstances, and form a plan to sit an entrance exam to a selective high school far from home. But when tragedy strikes, it will take all of Wen's resilience and resourcefulness to get herself and Henry through the storm that follows |
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