Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books

by Kirsten Miller

“I am exactly as God made me,” Elijah heard Isaac inform the preacher. “I will not question God’s wisdom and neither should you.”

Using fear to control people is about as old as time.”

The worst thing you could do as a parent, she thought, was to shield young women from the ugliness of the world—then blame them when they did not see it coming.

You had to know a person’s political leanings, astrological signs, and pharmaceutical history if you wanted to interpret their “news” correctly.

If you have a family that loves each other and children who want to spend time with you, then you’ve been a good parent.”