[bksvol-discuss] Re: Banned Books Week
- From: "Alyssa" <lyssassong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:20:40 -0500
Shelley, I completely agree. It really surprised me to seee To Kill a
Mockingbird on that list. I read that my Freshmen year of high school. I
didn't see anything wrong with it. I think portraying race is one thing. To
me, that is acceptable to show how things were, but it in no way is an
indication of how things are now.
-Alyssa
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shelley L. Rhodes
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 9:14 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Banned Books Week
I can imagine the first one would be hard, smile. But still a good set of
books.
Smile.
I had to smile about To Kill a Mocking Bird on the list, I mean, this book
is considered a classic because of its portrayal of fairly accurate racism,
smile.
Shelley L. Rhodes, VRT
and Ludden Black Labrador Guide Dog
The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and he
does it without destroying something else. -John Updike, writer (1932-2009)
----- Original Message -----
From: Jamie Yates, CPhT <mailto:mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Bookshare <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Volunteers
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 5:06 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Banned Books Week
The ten most banned books of 2009 are listed as:
**NOT IN THE COLLECTION
1. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: drugs, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to
age group
*IN THE COLLECTION
2. And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Reasons: homosexuality
*IN THE COLLECTION
3. The Perks of Being A Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: anti-family, drugs, homosexuality, offensive language, religious
viewpoint, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited to age group
*IN THE COLLECTION
4. To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Reasons: offensive language, racism, unsuited to age group
*IN THE COLLECTION
5. Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer
Reasons: religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
* IN THE COLLECTION
6. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
*IN THE COLLECTION
7. My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexism,
sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
*IN THE COLLECTION
8. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
*IN THE COLLECTION
9. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
*IN THE COLLECTION
10. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
Reasons: nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age
group
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