Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Sept. 21-27, 2014
CHECK out this cool trailer created by Books Inc. for Banned Books Week:
Out of 307 challenges as reported by the Office for Intellectual Freedom
by Dav Pilkey
Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group, violence
by Toni Morrison
Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
by E.L. James
Reasons: Nudity, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
by Suzanne Collins
Reasons: Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group
by Tanya Lee Stone
Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit
by John Green
Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
by Rudolfo Anaya
Reasons: Occult/Satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit
by Jeff Smith
Reasons: Political viewpoint, racism, violence
* books I read in the past
What's the difference between a challenge and a banning?
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.
I plan to read a couple from the challenged books list above. One from the Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey and one from the Bone series by Jeff Smith for this event.
How about you?
AND, check out the 4th Annual Banned Books Week Giveaway Hop, September 21st to 27th, here
