Bea and Belle, you are inspiring. And yes, I’ve already written my legislator about the censorship bill. When I was Bea’s age, a librarian in my small town refused to let me check out a book about an interracial friendship. She gave me Goodbye Mr. Chips instead. I never read Goodbye Mr. Chips and never will. Instead I used my allowance money to buy my own copy of the book I wanted to read, which was mind-opening and helped me form my own ideas about community. One idea I took away from that experience: censorship is wrong. And it doesn’t work.
Thank you Bea for stepping up and making your community better. You are an extraordinary young woman. And out on my patio I have two tomato plants that I got from you and your mother. I replanted them in bigger pots and they are doing great! Now I am part of your community too!
Bea and Belle, you are inspiring. And yes, I’ve already written my legislator about the censorship bill. When I was Bea’s age, a librarian in my small town refused to let me check out a book about an interracial friendship. She gave me Goodbye Mr. Chips instead. I never read Goodbye Mr. Chips and never will. Instead I used my allowance money to buy my own copy of the book I wanted to read, which was mind-opening and helped me form my own ideas about community. One idea I took away from that experience: censorship is wrong. And it doesn’t work.
Thank you Bea for stepping up and making your community better. You are an extraordinary young woman. And out on my patio I have two tomato plants that I got from you and your mother. I replanted them in bigger pots and they are doing great! Now I am part of your community too!