Banned books
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2009 Banned Books Week Poster: The Lorax
1 recommendation
"The American Library Association is one of those organizations that warms the cockles of my cold, cold heart. This poster, for the 2009 Banned Books Week uses a quote from the Dr. Seuss book, The Lorax. I love the design of the poster and the font."
Banned Books Bracelet
2 recommendations
"love this social statement. of course, i read everything and enjoy the fact that we can!!!"
It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex & Sexual Health
1 recommendation
"Challenged and frequently banned (#9 on 2007's top 10 challenged books) for its factual information on all aspects of sexual health, its explicit pictures, and for telling children such things as its "perfectly normal to masturbate." Depending on your values, this is either the best sex ed. book for kids or the worst. Ages 9-12."
Ttyl (Internet Girls)
1 recommendation
"Written completely in IM messages between three teen girls, this book manages to construct a detailed, funny and compelling narrative of their lives. This YA bestseller shocked many parents into challenging it's place in the library or on required reading lists because of it's sexually explicit content, offensive language and content inappropriate for the age group."
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn - free e book
1 recommendation
"When I read that ol' Huck had earned a spot at number four on the ALA's list of most frequently challenged books for 2007 I could only think that Twain would be pleased. The criticism: that Twain, while anti-slavery, still reflects the prejudice of the times in his characterization of Jim and his use of the word "nigger". The book was banned immediately upon it's printing in 1884 for being 'crude...."
The Chocolate War
1 recommendation
"If you graduated from high school between 1974 and now there's a good chance you were assigned this book to read- unless it was banned in your district. Found offensive for it's profanity, sexual situations, and for it's brutal examination of power and relationship between bullies and victims, the book has been under constant assault for over 30 years. In 2007 it took the number two spot on the li..."
And Tango Makes Three
2 recommendations
"In 2007, "And Tango Makes Three" takes its place as the number one most frequently challenged book for the second year in a row. Based on the true story of a pair of male penguins who were given an egg of their own to raise it outrages parents offended by its positive portrayal of homosexual parenting."
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
2 recommendations
"This is by far my favorite book by Mya Angelou and my favorite autobiography."
