2nd Annual Banned Books Week Giveaway Hop

09/27/2012

Announcing the 2nd Annual Banned Books Week Giveaway Hop

Co -hosted by Jen @ I Read Banned Books and Kathy @ I Am a Reader Not a Writer.

September 28th to October 6th

PRIZE: $15 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble

Do you know about Banned Book Week? The American Library Association (ALA) sponsors this awareness week to celebrate our freedom to read.

Reprinted by permission of the American Library Association

From their website at
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek :

By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship.

Examples of some books that were challenged or banned in 2010-2011 pictured below. (source)

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Comments

Emily R. King link

09/27/2012 2:18pm

My library had a whole section to celebrate banned books. I browsed through it for about an hour and picked out a couple. Fun!

Misha Gericke link

09/27/2012 3:30pm

I still can't believe that people still think it's a good idea to censor others. :-/

Jay Noel link

09/27/2012 3:40pm

When I was a high school English teacher, I taught a banned book that had once been a part of the curriculum. After the First Death, by Robert Cormier. It turned on my kids to reading - especially my male students. But I did get in trouble. It was worth it, though. All the parents backed me.

Brinda

09/28/2012 5:15am

Good teachers turn kids onto reading. Imagine all the kids who would have missed reading if it hadn't been for books like Harry Potter. It's on the top banned list. I'm glad you took the risk.

Mary link

09/27/2012 4:02pm

Why would Water for Elephants be banned? That seems strange.

Censorship irks me.

Brinda

09/28/2012 5:13am

It was in New Hampshire. It was removed from an elective course list due to sexual content after a parent complaint.

Sherry Ellis link

09/27/2012 4:07pm

I didn't know Hunger Games was banned. And why would they ban Water for Elephants? That's strange!

Hildie McQueen link

09/27/2012 5:12pm

Wow what a great cause. Bravo!

Medeia Sharif link

09/27/2012 6:14pm

Excellent idea for a hop.

I read Speak but not the others, although I own them.

Ciara Knight link

09/28/2012 8:44am

I love this. I Tweeted and FB'd it. You have the most amazing posts.

Michael Offutt link

09/28/2012 11:21am

Banned books are a reminder that opinion is subjective. Not everyone appreciates the message contained within two covers. It's rather interesting.

laurie g

09/28/2012 3:27pm

great blog hop. it's always amazes me what kinda books will get banned! esp when some books have really good messages

florence fois link

09/28/2012 3:51pm

I remember when Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer were banned in the US and my brother bought them in France for me to read. Some of the books currently banned are absurd ... most noteably Like Water for Elephants );

lisa brown

09/28/2012 5:06pm

email subscription: frangiepani at hotmail dot com

Gwen Gardner link

09/28/2012 8:06pm

I don't know much about banned books, but I'm looking forward to checking it out. Thanks Brinda!

Jessica Aspen link

09/29/2012 8:11am

It's always amazing to me which books are considered open season for banning. Are people really still concerned about this? Thank goodness the majority of the country still supports our right to explore and read!

M.C.

09/29/2012 10:55am

Hi! I started following through feedburner, but isn't it closing in October?

Tami Clayton

09/29/2012 11:10am

It never ceases to amaze me at the things some people find the time and need to censor, yet our media is riddled with provocative images of women in compromising poses with their overly skinny bodies lauded as "perfection". I'll never understand it.

Tonja link

09/29/2012 6:46pm

What?! I thought the parental advisory thing put an end to censorship in general. I thought they just need to label it for what it is. Although I don't see why Hunger Games would deserve a warning label, not that I read it.

Mark Koopmans link

09/30/2012 1:33am

The library on the base has a section of banned books and it's all "blocked" off with that yellow police "Caution" tape, which looked so real, I nearly asked someone what was up with the bookshelf :)

MichelleDEvans link

09/30/2012 6:37am

It is always interesting to see what and why it gets banned.

nutschell link

10/02/2012 1:20pm

I do love me some banned books! And what a great giveaway this is.:)
Nutschell
www.thewritingnut.com

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