However, as I am not a licensed teacher, librarian or media specialist, and have not had the time to consult with one, I will reserve that for them to find," wrote Stuart resident Julie Marshall, who filed most of the challenges. "There are thousands of books to choose from that would be unobjectionable material of equal quality.
Books written by Picoult - including "My Sister's Keeper," "Lone Wolf," "House Rules" and "Keeping Faith" - also were removed from high schools after objections that the books were romance novels for adults, not children, according to district records. Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved" had been on high school shelves. MARTIN COUNTY - Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison and best-selling young-adult novelist Jodi Picoult are among authors whose works were among more than 80 book titles removed from the school district's middle and high schools last month. Readers can hope this is the beginning of many adventures with this crew, but if it turns out to be the end of both series, well, it’s an utterly satisfying one.Watch Video: NI90: Martin County superintendent, alligator attack and Indian River County administrator The visual style here leans more toward the varied paneling and rich colors of the Jack books, and the scene of the alliance of heroes, from the humans to goblins to dragons to armed space robots to an alien mouse, vibrates with badass confidence. The plot itself is a bit predictable, but it brings the fan-favorite worlds together in one fell swoop, connecting various threads that have been laid out in both series. Hatke balances the zippy adventure and adrenaline-pumped action scenes with the kids’ individual struggles to figure out what kind of person-with or without superpowers and spaceships-they want to be, and to whom they owe their love and loyalty. The main trio of saviors, Jack, Lilly, and Zita, are fallible in their tendencies toward jealousy and stubbornness, and their bickering ends up making the battle against the giants that much harder, but in the end, they do what all heroes must and successfully save the world. Fans who were thrilled with the appearance of Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, BCCB 1/11 et al.) at the end of Mighty Jack and the Goblin King (BCCB 9/17) will be delighted with this adventure that sees Jack and Lilly, his partner in heroism, teaming up with Zita and her cadre of intergalactic pals to defend Earth against the invasion of vicious giants from another realm.
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