This is Banned Books Week!

[The Heretic]

http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm

1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
8. Forever by Judy Blume
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry
15. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19. Sex by Madonna
20. Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
27. The Witches by Roald Dahl
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
30. The Goats by Brock Cole
31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry
37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
40. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
42. Beloved by Toni Morrison
43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
44. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
45. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
46. Deenie by Judy Blume
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
48. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
49. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
55. Cujo by Stephen King
56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
58. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
61. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
64. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
65. Fade by Robert Cormier
66. Guess What? by Mem Fox
67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
71. Native Son by Richard Wright
72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
74. Jack by A.M. Homes
75. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
77. Carrie by Stephen King
78. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
79. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
80. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
81. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
86. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
87. Private Parts by Howard Stern
88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
95. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
97. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
98. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
99. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

 

[Ham Murabi]

Where are these books banned?

 

[The Heretic]

Where are these books banned?

Those are the 100 most challenged books for the decade of 1990 to 2000.

http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm#faq

How is the List of Most Challenged Books Tabulated?

The American Library Association (ALA) collects information from two sources: newspapers and reports submitted by individuals, some of whom use the Challenge Database Form. All challenges are compiled into a database. Reports of challenges culled from newspapers across the country are compiled in the bimonthly Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom (published by the ALA, $40 per year); those reports are then compiled in the Banned Books Week Resource Guide. Challenges reported to the ALA by individuals are kept confidential. In these cases, ALA will release only the title of the book being challenged, the state and the type of institution (school, public library). The name of the institution and its town will not be disclosed.

What's the Difference between a Challenge and a Banning?

A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. The positive message of Banned Books Week: Free People Read Freely is that due to the commitment of librarians, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens, most challenges are unsuccessful and most materials are retained in the school curriculum or library collection.

 

[crazybbwgirl]

Boy good to see that Judy Blume stirring shit up! "Are you There God Its Me Margaret didn't make the list though - I'm shocked. It was about getting your period and all.....

Why all the Dahl books?

Shel Silverstein's kids poety book? I don't recall anything bad in there?

 

[catfish]

Heretic, weren't these the 100 most challenged books? There is a difference between banned and challenged..



What's the Difference between a Challenge and a Banning?


A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. The positive message of Banned Books Week: Free People Read Freely is that due to the commitment of librarians, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens, most challenges are unsuccessful and most materials are retained in the school curriculum or library collection.

 

[Killswitch]

Daddys roommate?

Heather has two mommies?

lol

 

[catfish]

I can understand the need to restrict some books from minors,( I don't think Sex by Madonna is age appropriate for my 6 year old ) but I have never understood why people fear books. They seem afraid that a book might make their child (Oh my Lord!!!) THINK FOR THEMSELVES.

 

[lapinova]

... wow, i've read a lot of these, and can't figure why they'd be banned.

Bridge to Terabithia? i heard that one on CBC radio as a kid... it's depressing, but hardly all that controversial.

i don't understand the Dahl books being on there either.

 

[SleepingWarrior]

Boy good to see that Judy Blume stirring shit up! "Are you There God Its Me Margaret didn't make the list though - I'm shocked. It was about getting your period and all.....

Why all the Dahl books?

Shel Silverstein's kids poety book? I don't recall anything bad in there?

62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

 

[crazybbwgirl]

62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

*takes off glasses and cleans them*

I even checked the list twice....

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

Why all the Dahl books?

One would be for the witchcraft angle. Also, typical Dahl books piss off the heavy discipline crowd, kids smoke, backtalk etc.

 

[SleepingWarrior]

I wonder if they are taking all challenges into account or keep some from counting depending on age appropriateness. For the K-5th group I would challenge most of the books dealing with sex or being more for an adult audience... extreme violence and such.

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

I wonder if they are taking all challenges into account or keep some from counting depending on age appropriateness. For the K-5th group I would challenge most of the books dealing with sex or being more for an adult audience... extreme violence and such.

No, if they took all challenges into account the list would be 100,000 titles long. These are the more interesting ones, or notable (famous) one.

Here is an interesting link, from a few years ago, with info regarding various challenges. Many of the books are on the current list
(You have to buy the current one for the ALA)

http://title.forbiddenlibrary.com/

 

[SleepingWarrior]

No, if they took all challenges into account the list would be 100,000 titles long. These are the more interesting ones, or notable (famous) one.

Here is an interesting link, from a few years ago, with info regarding various challenges. Many of the books are on the current list
(You have to buy the current one for the ALA)

http://title.forbiddenlibrary.com/

Well I meant all challenges made of the books that made the list. Valid challenges like I laid out I don't think should be counted in the overal number.

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

Well I meant all challenges made of the books that made the list. Valid challenges like I laid out I don't think should be counted in the overal number.

Doesn't matter... this is just marketing anyway.

 

[phrodeau]

And now, a few moments from "The Music Man" by Meredith Willson


PICK A LITTLE
(c)1957 M. Willson

Alma- Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little,
cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more

Alma and Ethel- Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little,
talk a little, cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more

All the ladies- Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little,
talk a little, cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more

Maud- Professor, her kind of woman doesn't belong on any committee.
Of course, I shouldn't tell you this but she advocates dirty books.

Harold- Dirty books?!

Alma- Chaucer

Ethel- Rabelais

Eulalie- Balzac!

Maud- And the worst thing
Of course, I shouldn't tell you this but-

Alma- I'll tell.

Ethel- The man lived on my street, let me tell.

Eulalie- Stop! I'll tell.
She made brazen overtures to a man who never
had a friend in this town till she came here.

Alma- Oh, yes
That woman made brazen overtures
With a gild-edge guarantee
She had a golden glint in her eye
And a silver voice with a counterfeit ring

Just melt her down and you'll reveal
A lump of lead as cold as steel
Here, where a woman's heart should be!

Eulalie, Ethel, Maud, Alma, Mrs Squires-
He left River City the Library building
But he left all the books to her

Alma- Chaucer

Ethel- Rabelais

Eulalie- Bal-zac!

Ladies- Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little,
cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little,
cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little,
Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep
Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep
Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep
Pick a little, talk a little, cheep!

(later...)

PICKALITTLE (REPRISE)
(c) 1957 M. Willson

Pick a little, talk a little
cheep cheep cheep
Talk a lot, pick a little more
Etc.

ALMA
Fairy princess
with a moonbeam for your floor
You had a golden shimmer in your hair
and silver shoes for all to see!
We know that you will soon unfold
a forgiving heart of purest gold
Here, where a woman's heart should be

ALL
Fairy princess, moonbeam floor
Golden shimmer, silver shoes
Now unfold, heart of gold
Here, where a woman's heart should be

The Professor told us to read those books
and we simply adored them all

ALMA
Chaucer

MAUD
Rabelais

EULALIE
Balzac!

 

[Tinkersquash]

When I was 3 years old, Little Black Sambo was one of my favourite books. My goofy hippie parents would sometimes pretend to be Black Mumbo and Black Jumbo on Saturday mornings when we had pancakes. Or Dad would chase me around the house pretending to be the tiger while my mother hollered "Hey tiger, you got that melted butter yet? Our pancakes are almost ready!". Whenever I use Ghi I think of this story and my very engaging parents

 

[perks]

I just finished "To Kill a Mockingbird" again. Oh, and I just adore the name Harper.

 

[catfish]

I just finished "To Kill a Mockingbird" again. Oh, and I just adore the name Harper.

It was on TV last night, great movie too.

 

[perks]

It was on TV last night, great movie too.

I've never seen the movie, actually.

 

[crazybbwgirl]

When I was 3 years old, Little Black Sambo was one of my favourite books. My goofy hippie parents would sometimes pretend to be Black Mumbo and Black Jumbo on Saturday mornings when we had pancakes. Or Dad would chase me around the house pretending to be the tiger while my mother hollered "Hey tiger, you got that melted butter yet? Our pancakes are almost ready!". Whenever I use Ghi I think of this story and my very engaging parents

Shut up! We used to do the very same thing! And my parents weren't even hippies! gods I loved that story... now I want some pancakes.

 

[catfish]

I've never seen the movie, actually.

You should, one of the greatest movies ever made.

 

[Ham Murabi]

I've never seen the movie, actually.

The movie was so true to the book I think you'd really enjoy it.
Robert Duvall is the nutty neighbor that Jem and Scout were scared of. He's on screen about five minutes.

 

[Holly Delight]

Wow.
A list with both The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy!
Now that makes sense...

 

[incognito]

The Katherine Paterson books? The Anastasia Krupnik series? The Outsiders?

WTF???

Granted it's been over 20 years since I read them, but I'll be damned if I can remember any content that could be considered offensive in certain circles.