Happy Banned Books Week
Posted on September 28th, 2009 by Ms. SP
Ok, so it really started on Saturday, but there are still six days in which to celebrate your freedom to read as you choose.
- Here’s the official Banned Books Week site from the American Library Association.
- Here are the top ten banned books of 2008.
- Here’s a banned books carnival at The Novel World.
I went through some of my postings of this past year. Without checking each and every entry, here are some banned/challenged books I’ve read so far.
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- Watchmen by Alan Moore
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
- The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula Le Guin
- Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
- Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker