"It's weird, the books that people have banned. Charlotte's Web, can you believe it? That's where I learned big words, like FABULOUS, SPINNERETS, SALUTATIONS, FURTHERMORE, and PHENOMENON. All those multi-syllabic words!"
And Jodi gave me as many "Read a Banned Book" pins as I wanted, so I can give them to my friends.
Is it true that banning books marginalizes children? I think so. Read this article and see if you agree.
Here's a list of frequently banned and challenged books. Amazingly, books on this list include:
Animal Farm
The Sun Also Rises
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Awakening
Catch-22
Their Eyes Were Watching God
A Farewell to Arms
To Kill a Mockingbird
What's your favorite banned book?
And what banned book will you be reading this week, in honor of our American values, and our Constitution's expression of these values, of freedom of expression?
2 comments:
Jodi rocks. Also I still say, who in the hell bans "Charlotte's Web?" It's not even anti-arachnid!
To Kill a Mockingbird.
Catch-22.
Animal Farm.
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