What Are You Banned For?
What Are You Banned For?
Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the freedom to read, runs from September 25 through October 1 , 2016. This year's theme is diversity. To learn more visit http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek.
Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the freedom to read, runs from September 25 through October 1 , 2016. This year's theme is diversity. To learn more visit http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek.
What is your favorite color?
Where is your favorite place to read?
What is your favorite genre?
What is your favorite format?
Who is your favorite fictional character?
Who is your favorite author?
What is your favorite book to movie adaptation?
Just for fun: Who is your favorite character from Supernatural?
DRAMA
DRAMA
Drama, by Raina Telgemeier
Reasons: sexually explicit
Persepolis
Persepolis
Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi
Reasons: gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint. Additional reasons: “politically, racially, and socially offensive,” “graphic depictions”
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: anti-family, cultural insensitivity, drugs/alcohol/smoking, gambling, offensive language, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group, violence. Additional reasons: “depictions of bullying”
And Tango Makes Three
And Tango Makes Three
And Tango Makes Three, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Reasons: Anti-family, homosexuality, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: “promotes the homosexual agenda”
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: “contains controversial issues”
Saga
Saga
Saga, by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Reasons: Anti-family, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited to age group, violence
A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group