http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.cfm
Events:
http://bannedbooksweek.org/events.php
Read one of the most frequently banned books this week to celebrate (but not TTYL because it sounds horrible)!
Top 10 challenged books:
1. And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
2. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
3. Olive?s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
4. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
7. TTYL by Lauren Myracle
8. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
9. It?s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Re: It's banned books week!
What is objectionable about Huck Finn?
Holden Mahgroin.
Heh. Heh.
my read shelf:
Yeah, I am pretty sure that is the reason too.
Maybe I should go to the library this week and pick one out. I am still finishing up my book du jour but I will probably finish it tonight.