by Madeleine L'Engle and if you've been around my blog for any length of time you will know that Mrs. L'Engle is my No. 1 favorite author. I've read most of her books and have been working on my collection for years of her entire set. And by the way, my mom loved her too!Banned Book Week is sponsored by the American Library Association in "celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment."
In honor of BBW I purchased this really cool bracelet at SIBA from ALA and have worn it all week:
In sharing my story about my most favorite banned book, I'm wondering ~ what is your most favorite banned book? Do you have a story to go along with it? OR on the list below of the top 100 books banned from 2000 - 2009 as reported from ALA, how many have you read? (I've read the ones in color)
2. Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
3. The Chocolate War
, by Robert Cormier 4. And Tango Makes Three
, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell 5. Of Mice and Men
, by John Steinbeck 6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
, by Maya Angelou 7. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
8. His Dark Materials
(series), by Philip Pullman 9. ttyl; ttfn; l8r g8r (series), by Myracle, Lauren
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower,
by Stephen Chbosky 11. Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers
12. It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris
13. Captain Underpants
(series), by Dav Pilkey 14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
, by Mark Twain 15. The Bluest Eye
, by Toni Morrison 16. Forever
, by Judy Blume 17. The Color Purple
, by Alice Walker 18. Go Ask Alice
, by Anonymous 19. Catcher in the Rye
, by J.D. Salinger 20. King and King, by Linda de Haan
21. To Kill A Mockingbird
, by Harper Lee 22. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar
23. The Giver
, by Lois Lowry 24. In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak
25. Killing Mr. Griffen, by Lois Duncan
26. Beloved,
by Toni Morrison 27. My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier
28. Bridge To Terabithia
, by Katherine Paterson 29. The Face on the Milk Carton
, by Caroline B. Cooney 30. We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier
31. What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones
32. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
33. Snow Falling on Cedars
, by David Guterson 34. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler
35. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging
, by Louise Rennison 36. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
37. It’s So Amazing, by Robie Harris
38. Arming America, by Michael Bellasiles
39. Kaffir Boy, by Mark Mathabane
40. Life is Funny, by E.R. Frank
41. Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher
42. The Fighting Ground, by Avi
43. Blubber
, by Judy Blume 44. Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher
45. Crazy Lady, by Jane Leslie Conly
46. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
47. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, by George Beard
48. Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez
49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey
50. The Kite Runner
, by Khaled Hosseini 51. Daughters of Eve, by Lois Duncan
52. The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson
53. You Hear Me?, by Betsy Franco
54. The Facts Speak for Themselves, by Brock Cole
55. Summer of My German Soldier, by Bette Green
56. When Dad Killed Mom, by Julius Lester
57. Blood and Chocolate, by Annette Curtis Klause
58. Fat Kid Rules the World, by K.L. Going
59. Olive’s Ocean, by Kevin Henkes
60. Speak,
by Laurie Halse Anderson 61. Draw Me A Star, by Eric Carle
62. The Stupids (series), by Harry Allard
63. The Terrorist
, by Caroline B. Cooney 64. Mick Harte Was Here, by Barbara Park
65. The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien
66. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cr
y, by Mildred Taylor 67. A Time to Kill
, by John Grisham 68. Always Running, by Luis Rodriguez
69. Fahrenheit 451
, by Ray Bradbury 70. Harris and Me, by Gary Paulsen
71. Junie B. Jones
(series), by Barbara Park 72. Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
73. What’s Happening to My Body Book, by Lynda Madaras
74. The Lovely Bones
, by Alice Sebold 75. Anastasia (series), by Lois Lowry
76. A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving
77. Crazy: A Novel, by Benjamin Lebert
78. The Joy of Gay Sex, by Dr. Charles Silverstein
79. The Upstairs Room, by Johanna Reiss
80. A Day No Pigs Would Die, by Robert Newton Peck
81. Black Boy, by Richard Wright
82. Deal With It!, by Esther Drill
83. Detour for Emmy, by Marilyn Reynolds
84. So Far From the Bamboo Grove, by Yoko Watkins
85. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, by Chris Crutcher
86. Cut, by Patricia McCormick
87. Tiger Eyes
, by Judy Blume 88. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
89. Friday Night Lights,
by H.G. Bissenger 90. A Wrinkle in Time
, by Madeline L’Engle 91. Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George
92. The Boy Who Lost His Face, by Louis Sachar
93. Bumps in the Night, by Harry Allard
94. Goosebumps
(series), by R.L. Stine 95. Shade’s Children, by Garth Nix
96. Grendel, by John Gardner
97. The House of the Spirits
, by Isabel Allende 98. I Saw Esau, by Iona Opte
99. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume
100. America: A Novel, by E.R. Frank
There are so many wonderful books on here -- I couldn't even pick! I think I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings might be my favorite. I read that when I was younger and fell in love with how it was written. I also had the complete pleasure and honor to meet Maya Angelou in college and write the intro and then introduce her to a crowded hall of over 1000 people and then proceeded to be dumbfounded by how lyrically wonderful she is. She is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI love the bracelet! Your mom sounds awesome - I bet your just as cool with your kids!
ReplyDeleteHarry Potter has to be my favorite of course, but there are some other really great ones on there.
ReplyDeleteYour mom sounds like mine - always encouraging reading, never discouraging it (not even at the dinner table when it was just the two of us! lol). I've read a lot more on the list than I first thought and am amazed that some of them are even on there. Enjoy your reading this week!
ReplyDeleteI really want that bracelet! The only book my Mom ever took away from me was It by Stephen King. She probably would have taken Forever, but I think she wasn't familiar with it and figured all Judy Blumes are good.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, did you hear about the founder of The Moth radio show doing a tour of indepent bookstores in Georgia? Sounds cool.
I've read 8 items on that list! Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteI've never read A Wrinkle in Time! I've had it on my list for forever!
ReplyDeleteAnd that would be Harry Potter! I think it is still the best ever!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to see all these posts on dealing with banned books! I think it's shameful that people want to take away our right to read freely and unencumbered, and it makes me pretty angry. Thank you for posting this, and wear that bracelet with pride! It's wonderful, and it sends such an important message!
ReplyDeleteThat bracelet is so cool!!! I love it.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the graphic at the start of your post.
it's ridiculous that these books are banned! how can you go wrong with the harry potter books! well humph i have seen harry potter, giver and the color purple at my local library so take that banning idiot people lol! :P
ReplyDeleteThanks! for sharing this.
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