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1984 by George Orwell A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment where war is peace freedom is slavery and Big Brother is watching. Thought Police, Big Brother, Orwellian – these words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel 1984.

Skipping Christmas by John Grisham Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents.

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history. Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body

All Hallows by Christopher Golden With the 80’s nostalgia of Stranger Things, this horror drama from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden follows neighborhood families and a mysterious, lurking evil on one Halloween day. It’s Halloween night, 1984, in Coventry, Massachusetts, and two families are unraveling.

September means Banned Book Week is upon us! The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 1,269 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2022.