Let Freedom READ: Banned Book Week
Alicia Knight
The American Library Association Celebrates Reading Freedom with
Banned Book
Week: September 21- September 28th 2002
Here is a list of the top 100 most challenged books--Courtesy of the
American Library Association. Here is the web site:
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/
Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
Daddys Roommate by Michael Willhoite
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Its Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Sex by Madonna
Earths Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine LEngle
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
The Witches by Roald Dahl
The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
The Goats by Brock Cole
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Blubber by Judy Blume
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
Final Exit by Derek Humphry
The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Whats Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents
& Daughters by Lynda Madaras
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
Deenie by Judy Blume
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Whats Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents &
Sons by Lynda Madaras
Are You There, God? Its Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
Fade by Robert Cormier
Guess What? by Mem Fox
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Native Son by Richard Wright
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Womens Fantasies by Nancy Friday
Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
Jack by A.M. Homes
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
Carrie by Stephen King
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
Family Secrets by Norma Klein
Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
Private Parts by Howard Stern
Wheres Waldo? by Martin Hanford
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
Sex Education by Jenny Davis
The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Banned Book
Week: September 21- September 28th 2002
Here is a list of the top 100 most challenged books--Courtesy of the
American Library Association. Here is the web site:
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/
Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
Daddys Roommate by Michael Willhoite
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Its Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Sex by Madonna
Earths Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine LEngle
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
The Witches by Roald Dahl
The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
The Goats by Brock Cole
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Blubber by Judy Blume
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
Final Exit by Derek Humphry
The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Whats Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents
& Daughters by Lynda Madaras
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
Deenie by Judy Blume
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Whats Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents &
Sons by Lynda Madaras
Are You There, God? Its Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
Fade by Robert Cormier
Guess What? by Mem Fox
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Native Son by Richard Wright
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Womens Fantasies by Nancy Friday
Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
Jack by A.M. Homes
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
Carrie by Stephen King
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
Family Secrets by Norma Klein
Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
Private Parts by Howard Stern
Wheres Waldo? by Martin Hanford
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
Sex Education by Jenny Davis
The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
[email protected]
In a message dated 9/24/02 4:29:26 PM, superdiva@... writes:
<< What s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents
&
Sons by Lynda Madaras >>
That's the one I got for my sons.
I feel better about it now! It's worth banning!
-=-Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya-=-
A book from and of New Mexico!
-=-Where s Waldo? by Martin Hanford-=-
Why did this make the list??
-=-Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene-=-
This is a sweet book. My sister and I read it aloud to each other when we
were teens, while driving my dad to west Texas to see his relatives. He had
arthritis bad, and was in the back seat mostly sleeping while she and I drove
his cadillac down THE longest straightest roads, but that story was in the
air and it made the hours and miles go by.
Sandra
<< What s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents
&
Sons by Lynda Madaras >>
That's the one I got for my sons.
I feel better about it now! It's worth banning!
-=-Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya-=-
A book from and of New Mexico!
-=-Where s Waldo? by Martin Hanford-=-
Why did this make the list??
-=-Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene-=-
This is a sweet book. My sister and I read it aloud to each other when we
were teens, while driving my dad to west Texas to see his relatives. He had
arthritis bad, and was in the back seat mostly sleeping while she and I drove
his cadillac down THE longest straightest roads, but that story was in the
air and it made the hours and miles go by.
Sandra
Nancy Wooton
on 9/25/02 7:42 AM, SandraDodd@... at SandraDodd@... wrote:
it's fun and does not overtly encourage reading, but might encourage
socialization and giggling.
Nancy
> -=-Where s Waldo? by Martin Hanford-=-If it included books banned by school libraries, then it might be because
>
> Why did this make the list??
it's fun and does not overtly encourage reading, but might encourage
socialization and giggling.
Nancy
[email protected]
In a message dated 9/25/02 9:08:50 AM, ikonstitcher@... writes:
<< If it included books banned by school libraries, then it might be because
it's fun and does not overtly encourage reading, but might encourage
socialization and giggling. >>
And therefor SIN and sloth.
Okay then!
<< If it included books banned by school libraries, then it might be because
it's fun and does not overtly encourage reading, but might encourage
socialization and giggling. >>
And therefor SIN and sloth.
Okay then!
Nancy Wooton
Ooh, another cool website/article!
http://saltthesandbox.org/ChicagoParentArticle2.htm
Islands of Expertise
Why do children become such specialists?
***
The site's name, Salt the Sandbox, reminds me of Sandra's "monkey method" of
education <g>
Nancy
http://saltthesandbox.org/ChicagoParentArticle2.htm
Islands of Expertise
Why do children become such specialists?
***
The site's name, Salt the Sandbox, reminds me of Sandra's "monkey method" of
education <g>
Nancy
Betsy
**
-=-Where s Waldo? by Martin Hanford-=-
Why did this make the list??**
We could get out a bunch of magnifying glasses and spend many happy
hours trying to spot the obscenity.
Just goofing,
Betsy
-=-Where s Waldo? by Martin Hanford-=-
Why did this make the list??**
We could get out a bunch of magnifying glasses and spend many happy
hours trying to spot the obscenity.
Just goofing,
Betsy