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Welcome to ellareads.org!

About ellareads.org:

I was in middle school when I decided to start a website ​where I could share reviews of the books I was reading, ​hoping that other teens and preteens would enjoy and benefit ​from the perspective of someone their own age.

I’m now in my junior year of high school and have been ​interning with the Texas Freedom to Read Project. In my work ​with TXFTRP, I’ve been shocked and alarmed to witness the ​recent surge in censorship attempts and oppressive book bans ​in schools across my home state. I’ve decided to transform ​that book review site—ellareads.org—into a place where ​fellow teens can share and read about the very books being ​banned in their schools and across America. I want my peers ​to realize the educational and social merit of these books ​through a holistic, personal lens—instead of only receiving ​dissections and reviews of books from a singular, narrow, ​agenda-driven perspective.

Here at ellareads.org, you’ll be able to submit and read ​personal, heartfelt reviews of banned books and books that ​have touched people’s hearts. I aim to gather reviews ​written primarily by fellow teens, but I also welcome ​reviews from anyone—students, teachers, parents, concerned ​citizens—who have been positively affected by a banned or ​challenged book. My peers, and all readers, should have the ​information they need to decide whether or not a book is ​appropriate for them; teens must be able to form their own ​opinions about the literature they’re consuming.

To submit a review of your own, please fill out this Google ​Form. They’ll appear soon on this website for everyone to ​read.

Email freetoread@ellareads.org with any questions!