last week in September is dedicated to banned books

[sodapop6620]

There are many classics on the banned books list. Some of which were once taught in High School English classes and have since been removed.

Here is the list of thetop 100 banned books.
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade/2000_2009/index.cfm

[jetapumper]

My kids have read all the children's series on the list (Goosebumps, Harry Potter, etc). I've read a few of them and didn't notice anything inappropriate. Hell, I'm just glad they're willing to sit quietly for a stretch and read!

Fahrenheit 451?     It's a classic!

[county]

 Banned by who, where.....that list says challenged/banned and goes on to say challenges usually don't go anywhere....

[Johnny Monsoon]

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is banned?

America has died.

[CLAY]

I think if one person gripes about it and tries to remove it, it has been challenged.  Don't put too much stock in the list.  

A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group.  A banning is the removal of those materials.  Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others.  Due to the commitment of librarians, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens, most challenges are unsuccessful and most materials are retained in the school curriculum or library collection.

[OmegaSix]

Challenges or attempts to restrict access would be made by the exact same cold, cowardly, shallow personality as those who click "ignore".

I refer to them as Pussies.

[CLAY]

Challenges or attempts to restrict access would be made by the exact same cold, cowardly, shallow personality as those who click "ignore".

I refer to them as Pussies.

   +1!

[KodiakRS]

Fahrenheit 451?

Oh, the irony.  

[Hardware]

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is banned?

America has died.

Controversy around The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn dates back to one year after publication and up to the late 1990s.

While rappers revel in the use of a certain "N" word, Samuel Clemens apparently wasn't supposed to use it, even in an accurate literary context.

[miles]

Books from that list that I've read:

1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling (I could only stomach the first one, and could hardly wait to put it down)
3. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
4. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
5. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
8. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman
13. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey (a couple of them)
14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
15. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
16. Forever, by Judy Blume
17. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
18. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous
19. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
21. To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
24. In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak
26. Beloved, by Toni Morrison
28. Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
30. We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier
31. What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones
32. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
33. Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson
35. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison
36. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
43. Blubber, by Judy Blume
46. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey
50. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
69. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
71. Junie B. Jones (series), by Barbara Park (one of them)
72. Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
73. What’s Happening to My Body Book, by Lynda Madaras
74. The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
76. A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving
87. Tiger Eyes, by Judy Blume
88. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
89. Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissenger
90. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle
94. Goosebumps (series), by R.L. Stine (well, one of them, anyway)
96. Grendel, by John Gardner
97. The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende
99. Are You There, God?  It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume


So what's that, almost half of them?  I guess that makes me a bad person.

[kevin_stevens]

So what's that, almost half of them?  I guess that makes me a bad person.

No - but it means you should be banned.  Colleen??

KeS

[Motornoggin]

Books from that list that I've read:

1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling (I could only stomach the first one, and could hardly wait to put it down)
3. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
4. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
5. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
8. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman
13. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey (a couple of them)
14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
15. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
16. Forever, by Judy Blume
17. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
18. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous
19. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
21. To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
24. In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak
26. Beloved, by Toni Morrison
28. Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
30. We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier
31. What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones
32. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
33. Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson
35. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison
36. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
43. Blubber, by Judy Blume
46. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey
50. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
69. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
71. Junie B. Jones (series), by Barbara Park (one of them)
72. Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
73. What’s Happening to My Body Book, by Lynda Madaras
74. The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
76. A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving
87. Tiger Eyes, by Judy Blume
88. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
89. Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissenger
90. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle
94. Goosebumps (series), by R.L. Stine (well, one of them, anyway)
96. Grendel, by John Gardner
97. The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende
99. Are You There, God?  It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume


So what's that, almost half of them?  I guess that makes me a bad person.

No, it means you're the ONE "Hooked on Phonics" success story. Congratulations.