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SUMMARY:August 2026 Banned Book Club - Fahrenheit 451
DESCRIPTION:Join us each month for thought-provoking discussions in the Banned Book Club\, where we will explore the powerful stories and ideas that have been silenced by book bans across America. Every month\, we’ll dive into either a book currently banned or one that examines the culture of censorship and its impact on society. Together\, we’ll challenge the limits of free expression\, reflect on the importance of diverse voices\, and discuss why certain books are under attack. Whether you’re reading for pleasure or actively seeking ideas outside your comfort zone\, each meeting offers a space for open dialogue\, critical thinking\, and a deeper understanding of the books that shape our world. Come ready to read\, reflect\, and resist! \nOur August book is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Stop in or order your copy from Cavalier House Books today! \nAbout the book: \nNearly seventy years after its original publication\, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak\, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before. \nGuy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities\, the printed book\, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce\, returning each day to his bland life and wife\, Mildred\, who spends all day with her television “family.” But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor\, Clarisse\, who introduces him to a past where people didn’t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television\, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known. \nRead more information on why this book has been banned.
URL:https://www.lfy-cac.org/event/august-2026-banned-book-club-fahrenheit-451/
LOCATION:Cavalier House Books\, 302 A Jefferson St\, Lafayette\, LA\, 70501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,LCAC Events,Partner Events
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SUMMARY:September 2026 Banned Book Club - Forge
DESCRIPTION:Join us each month for thought-provoking discussions in the Banned Book Club\, where we will explore the powerful stories and ideas that have been silenced by book bans across America. Every month\, we’ll dive into either a book currently banned or one that examines the culture of censorship and its impact on society. Together\, we’ll challenge the limits of free expression\, reflect on the importance of diverse voices\, and discuss why certain books are under attack. Whether you’re reading for pleasure or actively seeking ideas outside your comfort zone\, each meeting offers a space for open dialogue\, critical thinking\, and a deeper understanding of the books that shape our world. Come ready to read\, reflect\, and resist! \nOur September book is Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson\, Book 2 in the Seeds of America trilogy. Stop in or order your copy from Cavalier House Books today! \nAbout the book: \nCurzon navigates the dangers of being a runaway slave in this keenly felt second novel in in the historical middle grade The Seeds of America trilogy from acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson. \nBlistering winds. Bitter cold. And the hope of a new future. \nThe Patriot Army was shaped and strengthened by the desperate circumstances of the Valley Forge winter. This is where Curzon the boy becomes Curzon the young man. In addition to the hardships of soldiering\, he lives with the fear of discovery\, for he is an escaped slave passing for free. \nAnd then there is Isabel\, who is also at Valley Forge—against her will. She and Curzon have to sort out the tangled threads of their friendship while figuring out what stands between the two of them and true freedom. \nRead more information on how Laurie Halse Anderson’s books have been challenged and banned.
URL:https://www.lfy-cac.org/event/september-2026-banned-book-club-forge/
LOCATION:Cavalier House Books\, 302 A Jefferson St\, Lafayette\, LA\, 70501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,LCAC Events,Partner Events
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SUMMARY:October 2026 Banned Book Club - Ashes
DESCRIPTION:Join us each month for thought-provoking discussions in the Banned Book Club\, where we will explore the powerful stories and ideas that have been silenced by book bans across America. Every month\, we’ll dive into either a book currently banned or one that examines the culture of censorship and its impact on society. Together\, we’ll challenge the limits of free expression\, reflect on the importance of diverse voices\, and discuss why certain books are under attack. Whether you’re reading for pleasure or actively seeking ideas outside your comfort zone\, each meeting offers a space for open dialogue\, critical thinking\, and a deeper understanding of the books that shape our world. Come ready to read\, reflect\, and resist! \nOur October book is Ashes by Laurie Halse Anderson\, Book 3 in the Seeds of America trilogy. Stop in or order your copy from Cavalier House Books today! \nAbout the book: \nReturn to the American Revolution in this blistering conclusion to the middle grade Seeds of America trilogy. \nAs the Revolutionary War rages on\, Isabel and Curzon have narrowly escaped Valley Forge—but their relief is short-lived. Before long they are reported as runaways\, and the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. With purpose and faith\, Isabel and Curzon march on\, fiercely determined to find Isabel’s little sister Ruth\, who is enslaved in a Southern state—where bounty hunters are thick as flies. \nHeroism and heartbreak pave their path\, but Isabel and Curzon won’t stop until they reach Ruth\, and then freedom\, in this grand finale to the acclaimed New York Times bestselling trilogy from Laurie Halse Anderson. \nRead more information on how Laurie Halse Anderson’s books have been challenged and banned.
URL:https://www.lfy-cac.org/event/october-2026-banned-book-club-ashes/
LOCATION:Cavalier House Books\, 302 A Jefferson St\, Lafayette\, LA\, 70501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,LCAC Events,Partner Events
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