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for our children.

With the rise of childhood obesity, there has been new interest in understanding the causes and what can be done to combat the problem. There have been new steps taken to reduce sugar intake, cholesterol, and increase whole grains in the school diet.

Michelle Obama’s food campaign to better the nutritional value of school lunches across the country sparked the rise in whole grains within school lunches, and now after a decade, there is a new demand for higher quality food for the children of America, which has sparked change.

representation.

“Rudine Sims Bishop coined the concept of books acting as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. Books act as mirrors because readers see their own lives reflected in the pages,” Wendorf said.

“It is important to recognize that what is reflected on this list changes with time. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone made the list of top 100 challenged books of the decade (1990-1999), ranking at number 48 because it promoted witchcraft, the occult, and anti-family themes,” Wendorf said.