Kimberly C. Moore

Authors Khaled Hosseini, Jodi Picoult, Ellen Hopkins and Jonathan Safran Foer responded to The Ledger’s request for comment on challenging their books.

‘Tuesdays With Morrie’ author Mitch Albom speaking at Good Shepherd fundraiser on Thursday at The Lake Mirror Civic Center.

“I Am Jazz,” “Almost Perfect” and “Two Boys Kissing” were deemed appropriate for certain age groups by two committees reviewing 16 challenged books.

Two students from Wendall Watson, Jocelyn Turner and Jocelyn Hernandez, win top Kids Tag Art awards.

‘Thirteen Reasons Why’ and ‘Real Live Boyfriends’ okayed by panels for PCPS libraries. School Board must still vote on the issue.

The 108 works by Polk County students received recognition as regional award winners in the national Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

By wide margins, book review committees approved ‘It’s Perfectly Normal’ and ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ for high schools and middle schools.

PEN America issued a report Thursday, decrying the movements PEN leaders say “threaten free expression and students’ First Amendment rights.”

Fifteen committee members voted to keep “Beloved” and 14 members of another committee voted to keep “Nineteen Minutes” on high school library shelves.

The new social work position would conduct follow-ups with people who have had a crisis to help them continue treatment in the Winter Haven area.