Banned Books Week

Its ban book week. The ACLU has a article on it i think we all should look over

www.aclu.org...

How many of the most challenged book and once banned books have you read and enjoyed??

1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2. Daddy�s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
8. Forever by Judy Blume
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry
15. It�s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19. Sex by Madonna
20. Earth�s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L�Engle
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
27. The Witches by Roald Dahl
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
30. The Goats by Brock Cole
31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry
37. The Handmaid�s Tale by Margaret Atwood
38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
40. What�s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
42. Beloved by Toni Morrison
43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
44. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
45. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
46. Deenie by Judy Blume
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
48. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
49. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
55. Cujo by Stephen King
56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
58. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
61. What�s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
62. Are You There, God? It�s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
64. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
65. Fade by Robert Cormier
66. Guess What? by Mem Fox
67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
71. Native Son by Richard Wright
72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women�s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
74. Jack by A.M. Homes
75. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
77. Carrie by Stephen King
78. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
79. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
80. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
81. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
86. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
87. Private Parts by Howard Stern
88. Where�s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
95. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
97. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
98. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
99. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

thats pretty cool I have had to read a majority of them throughout english classes throughout my educational career. The only problem is these books are great but reading them in school sucks the life out of them

I noticed Little Red Riding Hood is on the list.

Is it that the wolf eats grandma? I find that a bit strange . . . I mean, not even grndpa would eat grandma.

I very clearly remember Alvin Shwartz's Scary Story books from grade school. They were available for order in the children's book pamphlets given to us to encourage reading. The illustrations in those books are some of the most disturbing I have ever seen even to this day, and most certainly from a children's book. I loved them!

Edit: The artist's name is Stephen Gammell.

[edit on 28-9-2004 by JonestownRed]

Originally posted by Quicksilver

How many of the most challenged book and once banned books have you read and enjoyed??

1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz Read, did not enjoy
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Read, enjoyed
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Read, did not enjoy
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling Read, thoroughly enjoyed
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Read, enjoyed
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine Read, did not enjoy
22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L�Engle Read, did not enjoy
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous Read, did enjoy
35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier Read, did not enjoy
36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry Read, it was ok...
37. The Handmaid�s Tale by Margaret Atwood Read, did enjoy
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Read, loved it
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Read, did enjoy
52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Read, did not enjoy.. boring
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
55. Cujo by Stephen King Read, did not enjoy, waste of paper
57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell Read, did not enjoy, following his recipies will get you killed
69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Read, did enjoy
70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding Read, did not enjoy
77. Carrie by Stephen King Read, did not enjoy, waste of paper
83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King Read, did enjoy
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Read, did enjoy
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Read, excellent, well written

Hope this helps... several of them I didn't mark I started to read and found them to be so "politically correct" as to be worthless and intellectually vapid and so did not finish.

WTF #88 Where's Waldo?

i think even islamic and christian fundamentalists would agree that Where's waldo is a ok book (except for the one page with bikini girls all over it)

[edit on 2004-9-28 by NuTroll]

5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
8. Forever by Judy Blume
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
19. Sex by Madonna
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
46. Deenie by Judy Blume
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
55. Cujo by Stephen King
59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
62. Are You There, God? It�s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
71. Native Son by Richard Wright
77. Carrie by Stephen King
83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
87. Private Parts by Howard Stern
88. Where�s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin in 1776 - I have never heard of a topic so dangerous it could not be discussed

Banning books usually says a lot more about the person or group attempting the censorship than it does about the subject matter.

The pleasant effect in today's readily available information age is often that a banned book enjoys greater publicity - and through that - increased sales and wider desemination.

I purchased Mein Kamph soley because it was commercially banned here. I have no real interest in reading it through, he's not a very good author. But the point was that I was not going to let someone else tell me what books I should and should not own.
Ha!


[edit on 29-9-2004 by Black Flag]