![Due to the addition of six LGBTQ+ inclusive books such as Born Ready to the elementary school curriculum and lack of warning to parents when reading these texts, a group of parents is suing MCPS.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kreisler_OptingOutofBooks-900x674.jpg)
Schools should choose students’ books, not parents
By Leah Kreisler, Sports Editor
• June 2, 2023
![WCHS student Thao Nguyen reads Daisy Jones & The Six in the media center during lunch. Nguyen loves the TV show as well as the book, and is excited to read more this summer.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Dean_BestSummerBooks1-900x675.jpg)
Best books to unwind with this summer
By Rebecca Dean, Assistant Arts Edtior
• May 31, 2023
![All Boys Arent Blue by George M. Johnson was the second most banned book of the 2021-2022 school year with 29 bans. Luckily, WCHS students have access to it at the media center.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Chou_BannedBooks1-686x900.jpeg)
Book banning: a slippery slope straight to censorship
By Sabrina Chou, Staff Writer
• May 20, 2023
![At the WCHS media center, students can enrich themselves with a brand new book discovery, or sit at a desk and catch up on homework. In whatever way students need, the media center is the perfect place for students to connect to the WCHS community.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Humanities_Pandit-900x675.jpg)
Hidden: the potential of the humanities today
By Ananya Pandit, Assistant Features Editor
• March 28, 2023
![WCHS sophomore Aida Sadjadpour browses through a packet with a list of BES nominees at the media center during lunch.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Dean_BlackEyedSusan1-900x675.jpeg)
Black Eyed Susan books promote new reads
By Rebecca Dean, Staff Writer
• March 28, 2023
![On December 1, 2022 Isabella Phelps reads The Queens Gambit from her bookshelf, which is on her list of books to read during break.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Ngwana_BookstoRead2-505x900.jpeg)
Great books to cozy up with during Winter Break
By Isabella Ngwana, Internal Communications Manager
• December 16, 2022
![The book cover for the New York Times bestseller The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo written by Taylor Jenkins Reid. It was a finalist for the Book of the Months Book of the Year award and was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CBernstein_EvelynHugo1.jpg)
Netflix to adapt popular “BookTok” novel as a film
By Cecilia Bernstein, Staff Writer
• May 10, 2022
![“People We Meet on Vacation,” written by Emily Henry, is a charming friends-to-lovers novel, full of witty dialogue and swoon-worthy moments.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Murphy_RomComBooks.png)
Romance novels to fill your heart and mind
By Caitlin Murphy, Assistant Online Editor
• March 2, 2022
![The LGBTQ+ Studies course, established for the first time in the 2021-2022 school year at WCHS, explores the identities, issues and history around the LGBTQ+ community. This elective is a hopeful sign that more diverse classes will continue to be developed and implemented.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jeon_Curriculum2_1-900x675.jpg)
Diverse texts for a diverse student body
By Ha-Yeon Jeon, Opinions Editor
• October 23, 2021
![During the summer, the best trips can often be taken through a good book. With these five titles set to be published from June to August of this upcoming summer, there will be no shortage of books of all genres, authors, and perspectives to be a window into all kinds of different worlds.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Jeon_Summer2021Books1-900x600.jpg)
Books to look forward to this summer
By Ha-Yeon Jeon
• May 30, 2021
![In D.C., Mr. Grant Goodman, left, in a Reading is Fundamental Interview about his series, Agent Darcy and Ninja Steve, in 2019. Series is avaliable on Amazon or https://www.grantgoodmanbooks.com/.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chang_TeacherBooks2-900x506.jpg)
WCHS English teachers release new books
By Kaylen Chang, Staff Writer
• March 14, 2021
![Books like The Midnight Library by Matt Haig can be read on Kindle or paperback. The unique plot will surely make time pass quickly.](https://www.thechurchillobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Zhang_BooksToReadDuringQuarantine1-900x675.jpg)
The best books to read during quarantine boredom
By Emily Zhang, Features Editor
• February 24, 2021
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