Monday, September 24, 2018

Banned Books Week {book lists}

Be a Rebel. Read Banned Books.  Join the Rebellion!  Just a little Star Wars fun to bring awareness to Banned Book Week!  Book lists of kids, children, YA (young adult) teen, and adult books that have all been banned or attempted to be banned.  A lot of classics and powerful books.  Books have power to inspire, educate, teach, change, and unite.  Censorship. Great books. What to read!  Alohamora Open a Book alohamoraopenabook www.alohamoraopenabook.blogspot.com

Happy Banned Books Week!  

It's a week where we celebrate the freedom to read.  It's a week to be aware that books are challenged and asked to removed from the shelf. 

"Yes, books are dangerous. They should be dangerous - they contain ideas." Pete Hautman 

 All of the books on these lists have been challenged or banned from school or public libraries.  Their reasons vary, but are usually as a result of the author's personal actions or beliefs or the content in the book.

"If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed." Benjamin Franklin 

Librarians across the world strive to keep books on the shelves.  Librarians strive to avoid censoring books; we believe parents and the individual can make the choice for himself, herself, or for one's own children. 

"Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there." Clare Booth Luce

Banning books inhibits free speech.  Books have power to teach, inspire, unite, and honestly change the world.  Books have power.  Let's not limit that power by censoring books for everyone. 

"Banning books is just another form of bullying.  It's all about fear and an assumption of power.  The key is to address the fear and deny the power." James Howe

I'm a banned book reader. Are you?  Join the Rebellion, and support the freedom of speech; the freedom to read.  

"To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it." Michel de Montaigne


Hopefully, some of these book lists will entice you to pick up a book. 


You must check out the most Ridiculous Reasons Books are Banned in this list.  

These 11 books were banned and the reasons are completely ridiculous, laughable, and silly.  Many classics and well loved read alouds found in this book list.  Read a banned book. Freedom of speech. Harriet the Spy, Where's Waldo, Little Red Riding Hood, Where the Sidewalk Ends, Giving Tree, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Lorax, Tango Makes Three, Where the Wild Things Are. Picture books, middle grade fiction, poetry, fun, etc. Alohamora Open a Book, alohamoraopenabook, http://alohamoraopenabook.blogspot.com/

These books were all Banned For Being Too Religious or offending a certain religious group. 

Banned Books b/c they just couldn't get along with the religious groups. Children Classics, Wizard of Oz, Winnie the Pooh, Alice in Wonderland, Charlotte's Web, Harry Potter, Narnia, Dark Materials, Bible, and Hunger Games, YA Lit, Adult. Inspiring. Ridiculous Reasons to Ban Books. Alohamoraopenabook Alohamora Open a Book http://alohamoraopenabook.blogspot.com/


Books that are powerful, impactful, or have Too Much aka Too Good are Banned

Banned Books that are Too Depressing, Too Political, and Too Much of one thing or another.  Children's books, YA, classics, High School English Lit books, and more banned for silly and or ridiculous reasons. Banned Book Week. Grapes of Wrath, Anne Frank Diary, 1984, Go Ask Alice, Dictionary, Little Women, Brown Bear, Green Eggs and Ham. banned book week, great books. Alohamora Open a Book alohamoraopenabook http://alohamoraopenabook.blogspot.com/


Books for the young and old are banned for all types of reasons. 

Be a Rebel. Read Banned Books.  Join the Rebellion!  Just a little Star Wars fun to bring awareness to Banned Book Week!  Book lists of kids, children, YA (young adult) teen, and adult books that have all been banned or attempted to be banned.  A lot of classics and powerful books.  Books have power to inspire, educate, teach, change, and unite.  Censorship. Great books. What to read!  Alohamora Open a Book alohamoraopenabook www.alohamoraopenabook.blogspot.com

The Kid's Banned Books List always surprises everyone.  I'm assuming b/c the list is full of books they read and loved. 

The YA and Adult Banned Book list is full of classics.  A lot of the classics are banned... interesting huh?

Be a Rebel. Read Banned Books.  Join the Rebellion!  Just a little Star Wars fun to bring awareness to Banned Book Week!  Book lists of kids, children, YA (young adult) teen, and adult books that have all been banned or attempted to be banned.  A lot of classics and powerful books.  Books have power to inspire, educate, teach, change, and unite.  Censorship. Great books. What to read!  Alohamora Open a Book alohamoraopenabook www.alohamoraopenabook.blogspot.com


Let's see how much of a rebel you are.  How many banned books have you read?

Join the Rebellion. Read a Banned Book! 

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