Jen Bigheart in the Public Relations director for Westbank Community Libraries of Austin, Texas who is also involved in the Texas Teen Book Festival and a co-founder of the group Literary Lonestars. On her blog I Read Banned Books, Bigheart reviews a number of Young Adult and middle grade fiction titles with an eye toward intellectual freedom. Books are tagged by title, author, and topics for easy browsing. Tagged topics include LGBT, middle grade, Texas author, books to movie, and more. This blog may especially be of interest to those looking for titles to engage reluctant young readers, as Bigheart reviews a wide diversity of genres, including romance, sci-fi, fantasy, and more. In addition, some of Bigheart's posts discuss banned/challenged YA literature.
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