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#BannedBookSkyClub Pin the feed to your home page to get updates and join the discussion May 2025: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Stephen King June 2025: The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula Le Guin July 2025: Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison August 2025: The Complete Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi

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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
about 8 hours ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King #BookSky We've talked about the structure of the novel, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, but did you think the pacing supported the plot? Why or why not?
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1 day ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King #BookSky How do you think Trisha's ordeal in The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon changed her?
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
2 days ago
The #BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King has begun. Check out the feed for talking points and discussion replies. If you haven't read the book yet but want to, discussions never end as talking point posts don't go away so join in when you can.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
2 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King #BookSky Would you say the novel, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, is a homage to baseball? Or, how would you explain the baseball theme to someone who hasn't read the book?
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
3 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King #BookSky I found the novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon on a list of books removed from Florida's Clay County school district shelves, grades 9-12. As you were reading, did you see any reason that would justify the removal?
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
3 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King #BookSky I've sent out talking points to start the discussion of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. I'll send out more periodically throughout May. To join check the hashtags or pin/like the feed (go to link; click on 3 dots)
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
3 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King #BookSky Did you learn anything that you didn't know before by reading the novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon?
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
3 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King #BookSky Talk about the structure of the novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. How did it support the narrative? Explain.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
3 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King #BookSky Describe the forest's character (or personality) as portrayed in the novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
3 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King #BookSky Have you read other novels by Stephen King? If so, how does The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon compare? If not, what did you think of your introduction to King novels?
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
3 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King #BookSky Would you classify The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon as horror or a different genre? Explain.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
8 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub schedule: May 2025: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King June 2025: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin July 2025: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison August 2025: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Link to feed in replies. #BookSky Please join us.
Photo of the four books listed in the post side by side on a dark blue woven rug.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
8 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub Don't forget! May 2025's book is #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon by Stephen King. I'll start posting talking points on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 and post more periodically throughout May. See replies for link to Banned Book Club feed. #BookSky
Photo of book The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King, paperback, cover has illustration of the back view of a young girl with a backwards baseball cap on her head.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
10 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub announcement! August 2025: The Complete Persepolis, a graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi. See replies for link to Banned Book Club feed and schedule. #BookSky
Photo of graphic novel The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi with an illustration of two women and a young girl.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
12 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub #BookSky Thanks to everyone who participated in the discussion of the graphic novel #BannedBookClub. Feel free to join in the discussion anytime. A huge thank you to co-author @ryanestrada.com for answering questions. Incredibly appreciated! Link to feed (check it out!):
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
12 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky Is there anything else you'd like to share about the graphic novel Banned Book Club?
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
14 days ago
I finished reading #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon last night. I'll not say anything about it now but save it for the #BannedBookSkyClub discussion in May 2025. Talking point schedule TBA soon. Please consider joining us! #BookSky

If you're a fan of Stephen King novels or want to read one, the #BannedBookSkyClub is discussing #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon in May 2025. See replies for schedule and link to feed. #BookSky

Photo of the paperback book The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
15 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky Did you find the graphic novel Banned Book Club inspiring? Explain.
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
17 days ago
The #BannedBookSkyClub has discussed: #TheHouseOnMango Street by Sandra Cisneros #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin #ParableOfTheSower by Octavia Butler #BannedBookClub by Kim, et al. Check feed for talking points and discussion; join in anytime. Upcoming schedule in replies. #BookSky Feed link:
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
20 days ago
If you're not already aware, for April 2025, the #BannedBookSkyClub is reading/discussing the graphic novel #BannedBookClub by Kim, Ko, & @ryanestrada.com who very graciously volunteered to do a Q&A here on Bluesky. Link to Q&A and more information in replies.
Photo of title page of graphic novel Banned Book Club.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
22 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky What did you learn about authoritarian leaders, such as Chun, from reading the graphic novel Banned Book Club?
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Retired-Librarian
@retired-librarian.bsky.social
24 days ago
If you're a fan of Stephen King novels or want to read one, the #BannedBookSkyClub is discussing #TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon in May 2025. See replies for schedule and link to feed. #BookSky
Photo of the paperback book The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King.
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25 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky Talk about how books have the power to transform individuals and groups as portrayed in the graphic novel Banned Book Club.
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@retired-librarian.bsky.social
26 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #BannedBookClub by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada #BookSky What did you learn from the graphic novel Banned Book Club about "the relentless rebellion of reading" (back cover)?
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