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beckycc wrote 1 month ago: Time to exercise our intellectual freedom and go read some controversial books! Back in September, I … more →

Tags: Stuff Worth Pondering, Writing, Reading and Publishing, Alvin Schwartz, American Library Association, And Tango makes three, Banned Books, Becky Clark, Flashcards of My Life, Gossip Girl

ALA's Most Frequently Challenged Books List for 2008

sarah wrote 2 months ago: ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom has compiled their list of the top 10 titles and authors … more →

Tags: ALA, OIF, intellectual freedom

Another one bites the dust....the Kite Runner now on Top Ten Most Challenged Books List

aedwright wrote 3 months ago: According to the ALA, Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner has now joined the list of top ten mos … more →

Tags: Banned Books, International YA, YA News, The Kite Runner, And Tango makes three, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, My Sister's Keeper

Judy Blume Gets a Makeover!

Emily wrote 4 months ago: Well, at least for her books! (I hope you don’t feel tricked – but have you seen Judy l … more →

Tags: staff recommendations, Staff Rec - Emily, Banned Books, Teen Books, bookkids, BookPeople, Young-Adult, teen, ya

Stop Hitting Yourself! Stop Hitting Yourself!

cullen47 wrote 4 months ago: Remember when “Big Brother” was known as a super secret sect of the McCarthyist government underbell … more →

Tags: Reading Response, Banned, Surveillance, Banned Books, censorship, Big Brother, advertising

The Right Thing, The Wrong Way

cullen47 wrote 4 months ago: In my exposure to websites, blogs, and various other opinions regarding the banning of “controversia … more →

Tags: Banned, School, Banned Books, censorship, red flagged

Amplification Through Simplification

cullen47 wrote 4 months ago: I am going to use the topic of a previous entry “An Observation on Censorship,” as a springboard for … more →

Tags: Reading Response, abstract, Banned, Banned Books, Books, Cartoon, censorship, Theory

An Observation on Censorship

cullen47 wrote 4 months ago: This clip illustrates just how subjectively we, as viewers, can perceive anything taken out of … more →

Tags: Books, Banned Books, censorship, Controversial

Letters From the Earth

cullen47 wrote 4 months ago: “Man is a marvelous curiosity. When he is at his very, very best he is a sort of low-grade nickel-pl … more →

Tags: Banned, Banned Books, censorship, Controversial

Happy Belated Birthday, Judy Blume!

Emily wrote 5 months ago: Judy Blume’s birthday was February 12, and we can’t believe she’s 71.  She looks g … more →

Tags: Banned Books, Chapter Books, Staff Rec - Emily, staff recommendations, Teen Books, bookkids, Kids Books, Children's Books, Book Reviews

CBC's Q interviews Judy Blume1 comment

tara wrote 6 months ago: Judy Blume While cooking a tasty batch of Red Greek Lentils from the Rebar cookbook, I heard Jian Gh … more →

Tags: Children's Books, teen, ya, Author Interviews, cbc radio

"The allure of the big fuss"

tara wrote 8 months ago: from thisisindexed.com Jessica Hagy also has a book called Indexed, which unfortunately, doesn … more →

Tags: censorship, Funny, venn diagrams

Exercise your Freedom to Read

hbratt wrote 9 months ago: The SCC Library is celebrating banned and challenged books throughout October with an exhibit on the … more →

Tags: Books & Reading, library displays, Banned Books, censorship, Freedom to Read

Best library display ever.

tara wrote 9 months ago: Read more about Twin Hickory, VA’s Banned Book week display at Boing boing.  Thanks again Mis … more →

Tags: Banned Book, Display, Banned Books Week, freedom to read week ideas

challenged books visual2 comments

tara wrote 9 months ago: It’s almost the end of Banned Books Week in America.  Here’s a graphic representation of … more →

Why ban a book?1 comment

hemmingsen wrote 9 months ago: Lots of reasons, I guess. Here’s a list of books folks have tried to yank from Corridor libraries an … more →

Tags: American Library Association, Banned Books Week, free expression, the stupids

Apparently I'm a Rebel3 comments

Nancy wrote 9 months ago: Three Under Two and What a Card have both talked about the Top 100 most challenged books from 1990 t … more →

Tags: Me, rebel reader

2008 Banned Book Week - 9/27 - 10/4

schulerbooks wrote 9 months ago: This week is the ALA’s Banned Book week – a time to reflect on our rights to write what … more →

Tags: Banned Books Week, censorship, schuler books

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: One of Our Favorite Challenged Books

ed biblioklept wrote 9 months ago: E.W. Kemble's frontispiece to the original illustrated edition The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin … more →

Tags: Literature, Books, Mark Twain, Banned Books Week, ALA, John Wallace, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn


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