Banned Books Week
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm
When I was in high school, the high school library got rid of "Salem's Lot" by Stephen King. It was a book I'd already read, and it distressed me greatly they were kicking it out. The list of books that there have been attempts to have them removed boggles my mind.
So go read a banned book today.
Mechele
posted by Mechele Armstrong at 4:59 PM
6 Comments:
Banning any one of Steven King's books should be a hanging offense LOL, just kidding. Seriously, his Dark Tower series is one of my all-time, top ten favorites. I have read and reread it many, many times. Speaking as a teacher, it is a shame to keep kids (and other humans!) from great books. I agree - read a banned book today!
Banning books suck. =) It reminds me of that old movie FOOTLOOSE, where the small town takes matter into thier own hands, and starts burning books, oh and how they banned dancing. ;)
Thanks for posting this important message, hon. I'll never forget how the works of Mark Twain were banned in a school I attended in Mississippi. Absolutely appalling.
You all do realize how much they've uh, lets say PC'd Mark Twain's books right? I am against banning books. But I am even MORE against changing what is a classic piece of literature (one of the few that can claim to be both this and enjoyable at the same time) into some watered down politically correct POS because it might offend someone. I swear! Don't change the man's words. I hope Mark Twain comes back from the dead and smacks someone with his cane. Jeez.
Ack, I hate the concept of banning books!!
That sucks! I used to know a teacher who would thumb through the books in our library and black out the bad words with magic marker....Of course, what kind of person would scan through books, searching for four-letter words?
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