Start Reading ‘Cinderella Is Dead’ on SimplyE Now
Our latest Banned Book Club pick is Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron. Readers anywhere in the U.S. can borrow the book for free from the "Books for All" library on SimplyE, NYPL's e-reader app. Cinderella Is Dead is available to all readers 13 and above through August 2, 2024. Learn more and download the app to get reading!
Download Free Resources
Host your own Cinderella Is Dead book club in your community, host a watch party for the author talk with Kalynn Bayron, and more using our free, downloadable resources.
Banned Book Club Event with Kalynn Bayron
Thurs, July 25 | 3 PM ET | Online
Join The New York Public Library and teens from across the country to discuss our current book club title, Cinderella Is Dead, with author Kalynn Bayron! Register to receive event reminders.
More Book Club Resources
Looking for more books to read and discuss? Check out our previous book club titles, The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes, The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee, All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, and Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro. Download discussion guides for the books and watch our Banned Book Club events with the authors!
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‘The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School’ by Sonora Reyes
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‘The Downstairs Girl’ by Stacey Lee
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'All American Boys' by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
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'Each of Us a Desert' by Mark Oshiro
New! Teen Voices: Freedom to Read Edition
For our National Teen Writing Contest, we asked teens across the country to tell us why the freedom to read is important to them. The winning entries have been published in a special edition of NYPL’s Teen Voices Magazine! Read it online now, or pick one up at your local NYPL branch starting June 6, while supplies last.
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Hear from author Judy Blume—whose books for young adult readers have faced bans and challenges—about what we can do to protect the freedom to read, and why it matters.
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