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Banned Books Week
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Celebrating the Freedom to Read |
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September 25 - October 2, 2010
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"It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers." -- Judy Blume |
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According to the American Library Association:
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to choose and the freedom to express one's opinion, even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular. Often challenges are motivated by a desire to protect children from “inappropriate” sexual content or “offensive” language. The following were the top three reasons cited for challenging materials as reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom: the material was considered to be "sexually explicit, " the material contained "offensive language," and/or the materials was "unsuited to any age group. Challenged Books have included books that contain contemporary issues as well as classic works of literature. The “10 Most Challenged Books of 2009” contain contemporary issues as well as classic works of literature. 1. TTYL; TTFN; L8R; G8R(series) by Lauren Myracle Reasons: Nudity, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group, Drugs
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And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
3. The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Reasons: Racism, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
5. Twilight
(series) by Stephenie Meyer
Violence
"About Banned and Challenged Books." American
Library Association. American Library Association, 2010. Web. 17 June 2010.
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