Banned books week

It’s banned books week, people. Check out the following links and then go out and adopt a banned book. Bring it home, love it, read it, blog about it. Encourage others to love the many banned books.

Here are banned books links courtesy of the lovely E. Lockhart:

Most Challenged Books of the 21st Century (2000-2005)

The fabulous asif site. I’m a proud member of Asif!

Badges (buttons) and other images you can use.

The Freedom to Read foundation.

THE BOOKSENSE TOP TEN BANNED BOOKS

1. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, by Harper Lee
2. GEOGRAPHY CLUB, by Brent Hartinger
3. THE GIVER, by Lois Lowry
4. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO, by Helen Bannerman, Christopher H. Bing (Illus.)
5. THE BLUEST EYE, by Toni Morrison
6. BRAVE NEW WORLD, by Aldous Huxley
7. FOREVER, by Judy Blume
8. HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSPHER’S STONE, by J.K. Rowling
9. WE, by Yevgeny Zamyatin
10. WHALE TALK, by Chris Crutcher

My favourite banned book at this exact moment in time is To Kill A Mockingbird if only to make Truman Capote turn in his grave.

What’s your favourite banned book? Don’t forget you can find longer lists here.

Posted by Justine at 11:27, 23 September 2006 under Bloggery, Book challenges, State of the World, Young Adult literature | 9 Comments »

Comments

Rebecca Says:

captain underpants?!?! you’ve got to be kidding me. dear god, don’t expose the children to underpants, for cripes sake!!

I have read: to kill a mockingbird, the bluest eye, and hp&tps. i’m rather disappointed in myself–must go out and buy more banned books.

September 23rd, 2006 at 12:59 pm
Maggie Says:

Hope someday I can write a book good enough to be banned. *wishes*

September 23rd, 2006 at 1:44 pm
Rebecca Says:

ditto maggie.

September 23rd, 2006 at 2:41 pm
Little Willow Says:

Series: Alice by Naylor
Classics: Alice in Wonderland

September 23rd, 2006 at 2:43 pm
Little Willow Says:

P.S. Want to come play at the list of Sassy Sidekicks of Children’s Literature?

http://slayground.livejournal.com/129939.html

September 23rd, 2006 at 2:43 pm
orangedragonfly Says:

i love love love the giver by lois lowry. i’ve read it over and over again, and i love it every time.

funny thing, though, how many of the books on those lists i have read and loved. do i just gravitate toward banned books?

September 23rd, 2006 at 6:09 pm
capt.cockatiel Says:

The only book that I absolutely love that was almost banned was The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. It was accused of turning children into communists. The Alice series is always good, too.

September 26th, 2006 at 9:34 pm
8. Justine Says:

Catcher in the Rye has been banned all over the shop, Capt. Cockatiel. Your loved book is one of the very most banned ever.

September 26th, 2006 at 9:54 pm
marrije Says:

i feel so fortunate to be living in a place where very little banning of books goes on. just yesterday my little kid (who’s 6) came home from school with enthusiastic stories of a book the teacher was reading to them. it’s called don’t bite the neighbours, about a mother who’s a zombie and three kids: a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost. they just want to fit into the neighbourhood, but the next-door neighbour has other plans.

We do get the occasional bible belt-person who makes noises about Harry Potter, but i don’t think they’re getting much track outside of their own (small) communities. will keep an eye on that, though.

September 27th, 2006 at 12:26 am