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Category Archives: Banned/Challenged Books
Banned Books Week, Day 5
The NCTE blog for 12 September 2018 provides this list of authors whose books have been challenged as part of AP high school curriculums: These authors have written books everyone should read, books that address such topics as sexuality, politics, racism, … Continue reading
Posted in Banned/Challenged Books, Teaching Banned Books
Tagged John Singer Sargent, NCTE
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Banned Books Week, Day 4
So, how many challenges are there each year? As with almost anything else anyone wants to count, answering this question requires reliable evidence, and reports of challenges are spotty at best. The ALA offer this infographic, based on data collected … Continue reading
Banned Books Week, Day 3
Why are books challenged? Who initiates the challenges? Where? The infographic below (from the ALA) provides a breakdown of some data from 2017. What surprises me is that the bulk of challenges take place in public libraries, more than what … Continue reading
Banned Books Week, Day 2
Challenges or Bans — which is which? So, a big THANK YOU! to librarians, teachers, students, parents, and others who protect our right to access information in all forms. Today’s featured author is actually a composer: Richard Wagner. At the … Continue reading
Banned Books Week, Day 1
Hey there! If you’re reading this, I hope it’s because you either 1) love to read or 2) are curious about what kinds of books get banned/challenged these days or 3) both of the above. This week, I’ll be writing … Continue reading
Quick check in …
… to let you know about what’s coming up. BANNED BOOKS WEEK, September 23-29: A week to read/support books that have been banned or challenged, as well as the authors who’ve written them. Find out more here, a site hosted … Continue reading
Scary books
One of the categories for the 2015 Reading Challenge is *banned book*. I looked at ALA’s list of most frequently challenged books in 2014 and was pleasantly surprised to learn I’d read half of the top ten. But I also discovered, … Continue reading
Sherman Alexie on sad books
In a 2011 Wall Street Journal blog post, Sherman Alexie explains why YA books that address real issues of violence, death, sexuality, and other horrors need to be available for teen readers. Alexie was responding to an earlier WSJ article, by … Continue reading
Posted in Banned/Challenged Books, Violence in YA lit
Tagged Sherman Alexie, Toni Morrison
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Banned Books Week 2014
I was searching my shelves for old copies of Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants series and couldn’t find any. Evidently, in some crazed clear-out, I must have gotten rid of them. When my daughter was in 4th grade, these books were all … Continue reading
Banned Books Week
Another quick post, reminding everyone that Sep 22-28 is Banned (and Challenged) Books Week. Defend books and authors. Defend the right to read. Visit the ALA site for lists of frequently banned/challenged books, and then visit your local library to … Continue reading
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