Originally posted on Eclectic Alli:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee I still remember reading this book as an 8th grader. I think it was one of the first books for school that we actually bought. An avid reader by that point, I always loved when I got to read actual books for school. Like…
Originally posted on The Bubble Bath Reader:
Did you know that this week is the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week? Some people laugh when they hear a reference to banned books. They think, “Well, thank goodness we don’t do that anymore!” Here is the scary thing – communities may not be turning out to…
Originally posted on Mrs H: Books:
http://youtu.be/YCfTeat4eEs My first exposure to the work of Shel Silverstein was through the songs of Dr Hook. Each Sunday in our house was the day that my Dad got to take over the record player and in amongst the repetitious playing of Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan there would…
Originally posted on Reshaping Reality:
Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden I don’t recall how I found this book, but I do remember where I was when I finished reading the final page. I was sitting under a tree at college and there was snow on the ground. I had devoured that book in…
Originally posted on Jedi by Knight:
It’s Banned Books Week! Sponsored by the ALA and other groups, this annual event celebrates the “freedom to read.” Come join in with the Banned Books Blog Party hosted by hannahgivens at Things Matter. The most frequently challenged books of the past year (2013) were: Captain Underpants (series), by Dav…
Originally posted on Book Journey:
Banned Book Week is here! Please check out the giveaways happening around the blogs – and here! Enter the post page here and find all the current giveaways and banned book posts! *Note: Commenting on any of my banned book related posts this week will enter you into my…
Reading is education.
Originally posted on Eclectic Alli:
Banned Book week is here! I dislike that such a thing needs to exist… but I welcome the chance to celebrate some of those books that I love, which have made their way to the Banned and Challenged books lists. The freedom to read the books which call to you is important…
A great article to start Banned Books Week! A list of some of the odder banned books, and thoughts on banning books in general.
Originally posted on Hannah Reads Books:
Banned Books Week is a yearly event celebrating the freedom to read and protesting censorship or attempts to ban books. I love holidays. The simple fact that they’re holidays are good enough for me, but I also love celebrating them. In honor of this esteemed and book-related holiday, and…
