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Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools
Read full article: Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schoolsJodi Picoult's “Nineteen Minutes” has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often pulled from school shelves.
Police: 2 arrested after child with autism overdoses on meth
Read full article: Police: 2 arrested after child with autism overdoses on methA man and woman were arrested on felony charges of child neglect after a boy was hospitalized after ingesting methamphetamine, according to an arrest report from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Alexie, Pilkey books among most 'challenged' of past decade
Read full article: Alexie, Pilkey books among most 'challenged' of past decadeFILE - In this Oct. 10, 2016 file photo, author and filmmaker Sherman Alexie appears at a celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day at Seattle's City Hall. Alexie is included in a list of authors who wrote books that were among the 100 most subjected to censorship efforts over the past decade, as compiled by the American Library Association. All wrote books that were among the 100 most subjected to censorship efforts over the past decade, as compiled by the American Library Association. The association does not formally count the number of times books are actually removed from a library shelf or from a school reading list. “There are actually two lines of objections to the Anne Frank diary,” Caldwell-Stone says.
Death of young actor fuels debate on nepotism in Bollywood
Read full article: Death of young actor fuels debate on nepotism in BollywoodIn this Tuesday, May 30, 2017, file photo, Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput speaks during a press conference to promote his upcoming movie "Raabta" in Ahmadabad, India. Never has the release of a Bollywood movie been so steeped in tragedy, and so surrounded by grief. Mumbai police are still investigating the circumstances of Rajputs June 14 death, which they have ruled a suicide. A rancorous debate around what pushed him to take his life has a bevy of angry actors and filmmakers facing off on social media. Mumbai is the city of dreams for millions of aspiring actors, but not many make it big in Bollywood.
'Looking for Alaska' Author John Green Leads an Emotional Chat With the Cast of Hulu
Read full article: 'Looking for Alaska' Author John Green Leads an Emotional Chat With the Cast of HuluInstead of the typical interview set-up, ET asked Green -- whose own high school experiences inspired the book -- to ask the young Looking for Alaska cast questions of his own and the best-selling author delivered. When Green asked if the thought ever crossed her mind that she could one day play the eponymous heroine, Froseth adorably answered, "No! When Green asked the cast how they handled filming the more emotionally raw scenes, Lee had a particularly illuminating answer. When the Looking for Alaska cast asked Green their biggest questions after reading the book and filming the series, the author admitted he was surprised no one asked the No. RELATED CONTENT:Hulu's 'Looking for Alaska' Casts Charlie Plummer and Kristine Froseth as Romantic Leads