Wednesday, October 01, 2008

This Week Is Banned Books Week

From The New York Times' Paper Cuts Blog:
In case you didn’t know, this week, Sept. 27-Oct. 4, is Banned Books Week, and libraries around the country are celebrating — if that’s the right word — with exhibits, readings and other special events. You can learn all about it at the Banned Books web site of the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom: www.ala.org/books.

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Here’s the list of the “10 Most Challenged Books of 2007” in descending order:

“And Tango Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
“The Chocolate War,” by Robert Cormier
“Olive’s Ocean,” by Kevin Henkes
“The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman
“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain
“The Color Purple,” by Alice Walker
“TTYL,” by Lauren Myracle
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” by Maya Angelou
“It’s Perfectly Normal,” by Robie Harris
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky.

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