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OPINION: A writer and the river of life

Cleburne Times-Review 02 Oct 2023
The other day, I finished Jonathan Raban’s lovely new book, Father and Son. It was his final one. Raban died in January at age 80. He was a writer’s writer, a novelist, an essayist, a book reviewer and a travel writer ... An American Voyage ... An Englishman, Raban grew up fascinated by Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn and the mighty Mississippi ... I’m not sure why.
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Mark Twain's original handwritten manuscript of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' restored

Columbia Daily Tribune 02 Oct 2023
An iconic piece of American literature received some special attention in hopes of preserving it for future generations ... Published in 1876, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” follows the story of Tom and his friend Huckleberry Finn as they experience childhood growing up in a small town near the Mississippi River. The fictional town of St ...
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Banned Books Week comes at tense time for nation's libraries and schools

The Hill 02 Oct 2023
Numbers released by free speech group PEN America show a 33 percent spike in attempted book bans in the 2022-2023 school year compared with the one prior ... “In Burbank, California, some school district banned ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ I don’t agree with that, but that was your right to make that decision,” Sen ... ....
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Community Update: A calendar of area classes, fundraisers and events

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 02 Oct 2023
Classes. “A” IS FOR AUTUMN. Salamonie Lake’s Preschool will offer this class from 10 to 11.30 a.m. Oct. 19 at Salamonie Interpretive Center in Andrews ... DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH ... to 2 p.m. Oct ... Also, a Hillsdale College Free Online (non-credit) Course featuring Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and selected short stories will be at 9.30 a.m.
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Banned Book Week: Top banned books of 2022

Caller Times 01 Oct 2023
Obama takes stand against book bans, thanks librarians in open letter ... Some books that have been targets of book ban attempts include the "Captain Underpants" series, the "Hunger Games" series, the "Goosebump" series, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," "The Color Purple," the "Harry Potter" series and "To Kill a Mockingbird." ... Between Jan ... Johnson.
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Why you should read these 51 banned books now

The Star - Shelby 30 Sep 2023
Banned books. What a new wave of restrictions could mean for students. Titles like "Maus" and "Beloved" are being pulled from libraries across the country amid an uptick in book bans. Here's how that could affect students. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY ... Even if it happens only once, it is one time too many ... 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain.
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Review: 'Radical Wolfe' documentary captures writer Tom Wolfe in full

Lincoln Journal Star 29 Sep 2023
Tom Sawyer and his friend Huck Finn witness a murder by Joe ... The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ... Huckleberry Finn is the main character in this follow-up novel to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." The book explores themes of racism as Huck Finn floats down the Mississippi River with a man escaping slavery.
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Western SC annual meeting provides update on new Aiken County industrial park

The Post and Courier 28 Sep 2023
NORTH AUGUSTA — Aiken County is laying the foundation for the expansion of the manufacturing industry locally and the creation of new jobs ... The county on Aug. 28 finalized a deal to purchase nearly 1,500 acres in the Huckleberry Finn Road area for $4,057,560. A new future for Hickman Hall. Graniteville landmark to become an arts center ... 1. No ... .
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John Krull: A writer and the river of life

Cleburne Times-Review 28 Sep 2023
The other day, I finished Jonathan Raban’s lovely new book, “Father and Son.”. It was his final one. Raban died in January at age 80. He was a writer’s writer, a novelist, an essayist, a book reviewer and a travel writer ... An Englishman, Raban grew up fascinated by Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn and the mighty Mississippi ... Not much got by him ... ....
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The Christian influences on the British founder of Rugby, Tennessee

Oakridger 28 Sep 2023
Bailey said that Hughes’ first children’s novel is “not as famous to most people today as children’s novels of the 19th century such as Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ or Mark Twain’s ‘Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ and ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.’ If I had to make the ...
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NEMCC Cultural Arts Committee joins with Eula Dees Memorial Library to let "fREADom" ring during ...

New Albany Gazette 27 Sep 2023
Entitled "fREADom," the Banned Books Week initiative will highlight the reasons behind the banning of numerous classics and modern books.� ... Timeless classics such as "Gone with the Wind," "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," and "Pride and Prejudice," along with modern favorites like "Harry Potter," "Goosebumps," and the entire "Junie B ... .
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In defense of freedom: The fight against book censorship in Florida

Tallahassee Democrat 26 Sep 2023
There are books that change the course of our lives. I was given such a book when I was a junior in high school. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand ... Reading ... Lists from the American Library Association of the most frequently challenged books include To Kill a Mockingbird, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Catcher in the Rye, and Ann Frank ... Susan E.
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The child abuse of some unbanned books

West Hawaii Today 25 Sep 2023
That brings me to the outrageous banning of one of America’s greatest novels, “Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain, one of America’s greatest writers ... Huckleberry Finn, after wrestling with himself, decides he would rather shove aside his own culture and go to hell than turn in an escaped slave who has been his dear comrade ... .
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Yes, some books should be banned

Winston-Salem Journal 23 Sep 2023
Well, thank you, Sen ... That brings me to the outrageous banning of one of America's greatest novels, "Huckleberry Finn," by Mark Twain, one of America's greatest writers ... Huckleberry Finn, after wrestling with himself, decides he would rather shove aside his own culture and go to hell than turn in an escaped slave who has been his dear comrade ... .
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