Banned Books Week is October 1-7 this year and to celebrate my right to choose what I read and provide my children to read, I wanted to highlight a short list of banned books that intersect my favorite reads list.
Thanks for shedding light on this topic! I wrote about it earlier in the year at my disappointment about these book bans. I really fail to see how this is okay? I truly believe in the right of the adult to decide what is okay for their kids to be exposed to; I don’t believe in that right being extended to MY kids. I could go on and on but I think you know what I mean. I’m planning on writing a post about my favorite banned picture books (so sad that this is even a sentence I have to write) just to show how crazy these bans are!
I've read SO many of these books! We read To Kill A Mockingbird and Catcher in the Rye for school. Harry Potter is one of my favorite series. The Perks of Being A Wallflower is an excellent read. I personally couldn't get through Lolita as Nabokov's writing was very difficult for me to read. It didn't sustain my interest. Looking at the lengthy list on ALA, my goodness, so many great titles, banned. It's a shame and ridiculous.
Yes, I agree! A lot of them are really excellent books to teach, especially at a high school level. I don't see the point in limiting a world view when there's an opportunity to teach some important themes that are covered in a book.
Thanks for shedding light on this topic! I wrote about it earlier in the year at my disappointment about these book bans. I really fail to see how this is okay? I truly believe in the right of the adult to decide what is okay for their kids to be exposed to; I don’t believe in that right being extended to MY kids. I could go on and on but I think you know what I mean. I’m planning on writing a post about my favorite banned picture books (so sad that this is even a sentence I have to write) just to show how crazy these bans are!
It is very disappointing. I can't wait to see what you come up with in the way of picture books!
I've read SO many of these books! We read To Kill A Mockingbird and Catcher in the Rye for school. Harry Potter is one of my favorite series. The Perks of Being A Wallflower is an excellent read. I personally couldn't get through Lolita as Nabokov's writing was very difficult for me to read. It didn't sustain my interest. Looking at the lengthy list on ALA, my goodness, so many great titles, banned. It's a shame and ridiculous.
Yes, I agree! A lot of them are really excellent books to teach, especially at a high school level. I don't see the point in limiting a world view when there's an opportunity to teach some important themes that are covered in a book.