Harriet the Spy – Banned Books Awareness

Banned Books Awareness: “Harriet the Spy”

January 18, 2015 R. Wolf Baldassarro 1

In 1960s America there weren’t many mysteries solved by powerful female detectives. The choice was between Nancy Drew (who was often overshadowed by the Hardy Boys) and Harriet M. Welsch, better known as Harriet the Spy. It was hard not to like Harriet or to laugh at the whimsical quips […]

Banned Books Awareness: “The Freedom to Read is a Global Issue”

December 16, 2012 R. Wolf Baldassarro 2

Censors and book burners are not relegated to the borders of the United States; neither is the torch of enlightenment, as it spreads across the globe amid several recent events centered on banned books, such as at the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach, Florida, which recently hosted “Banned […]