Banned Books Week... What are you doing!?

[Suzanne Levin]

Hi Everyone!

  I KNOW there are plenty of people celebrating Banned Books Week out there, so tell me... How are you spreading the word? All week, I'll be highlighting Banned Books at Chick with Books, and I'd love to know what you're doing on your blogs! Share a link! I'd love to visit and I'm sure I'm not the only one! 

Here's my link to the beginning of Banned Book Week:

http://chickwithbooks.blogspot.com/2010/09/sunday-salon-and-think-f...

Enjoy the week!

Suzanne

[Shelleyrae]

In honor of Judy Blume during Banned Books Week

http://bookdout.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/banned-books-week-judy-blume/

[Suzanne Levin]

Loved your post on Judy Blume! And it especially hits home the sentiment that it's important to have books available to young people with "controversial" topics.

[Alex Baugh]

I have read and enjoyed almost all the books you present on your blog. I am honoring Banned Book Week with a post about Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene at http://thechildrenswar.blogspot.com

I am hoping to also include a post about Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five and Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

[Suzanne Levin]

Hi Alex,
I posted about Anne Frank this week too! I am not familiar with Bette Greene's book though... going to check it out on your blog now!

[Maria Hesh]

Harumph. Somehow my post disappeared. Oh well, time to start over. I don't have anything planned, per se, but I am enjoying reading others' posts. I wasn't aware of the Facebook page, but will check that out shortly.

I do wonder about the process by which something is considered "challenged." Is it one person? Does it happen at the library level, or at a school? I may do some digging later today about the whole "classification" of a book being challenged and how some of these lists are created. That could be quite interesting.

I read a post the other day that included the "most challenged" list. One of the books on it was Jodi Piccoult's "My Sister's Keeper," and seeing that reminded me of an e-mail I got several years ago from a friend whose 6th-grade daughter read that book in her advanced LA class. I'd forgotten some of the passages to which this parent -- a very enlightened one, by the way! -- objected. She didn't object for herself, she just thought the book a little advanced for 12-year-olds, particularly because the teacher had not laid any groundwork or said anything to parents. I don't think anything ever came of it, the school board didn't get involved or anything. But I think parents DO have the right to object to certain books at certain levels. That book in high school would pass muster. Sixth grade? Not sure about that...

[Suzanne Levin]

Hi Maria,
I totally agree that parents should definitely have the right to object to any book that their child is required to read. But that's where the rub is... parent your own child. I do think that in the case of the Jodi Piccoult book, and assigned reading in general, that there should be communication between the parents and the teachers. In this day and age with blogging, websites etc. and even having homework assignments being available online, you would hope that there would be a greater involvement.

I have a great post by author Carrie Ryan about why authors need to write about some of these controversial subjects... Here's the link.... http://chickwithbooks.blogspot.com/2010/09/banned-book-week-and-gue...

[Chriss Cornish]

Best library display for Banned Books Week EVER.

[Suzanne Levin]

I LOVE it!

[Stargazerpuj]

I have another post up for Banned Books Week - looking at a slightly different angle of banning and censoring books.
http://stargazerpuj.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/updating-enid-blyton-b...

[Suzanne Levin]

Great post!

[Suzanne Levin]

Here's my Banned Books Week wrap-up... Are YOU a Rebel Reader...

http://chickwithbooks.blogspot.com/2010/10/are-you-reading-rebel-ba...

I hope everyone enjoyed Banned Books Week! Thanks for sharing all the links!

Suzanne
Chick with Books

[Pammy Pam]

i picked a few books and am highlighting them on my blog: http://unconventionallibrarian.com/