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By: Banned Books Week: September 25 – October 2 « The Alcove

Banned Books Week: September 25 – October 2 « The Alcove — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:57:55 +0000

[...] Everyone was reading and discussing the book. Jennifer at The Literate Housewife not only challenged her blog readers to read the book but started a book club on Facebook and reviewed the book on her blog. I [...]

By: Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)

Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:29:45 +0000

I can’t fathom why a person who has not read a book would challenge it…how can you have a leg to stand on to defend your position about challenging the book?!

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The Sunday Salon ~ October Frenzy : literatehousewife.com — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:41:14 +0000

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By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:12:30 +0000

I’m appalled that the school would remove a book based on the complaint of one person. I wonder what they would do if someone else complained that it wasn’t available in the library for their child to check out.

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By: Belle

Belle — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:06:52 +0000

I’m on the hold list for this book at the library – there’s one hold ahead of me, so I’m not sure if I’ll get it in time, but if I do, I’ll definitely sign up.

One thing that’s always bothered me is the number of people who are so vocal about banning a book, who’ve never even read the book. Wanting to ban a book is bad enough, but wanting to ban it even though you’ve never read it is even worse, to me.

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By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:06:18 +0000

It is truly appalling to think that one or two parents could have a book removed from a library that is meant to serve the interests and tastes of hundreds of students. I hate book bans and believe that we have to monitor what our children are reading…not have someone else impose that on us. Thank you for organizing this event. I’m not sure I will have time to participate with everything I have going on right now but I will add this one to my TBR pile for sure!

By: nomadreader

nomadreader — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:31:56 +0000

I’m continuously astonished at how damaging some perceive books to be. When I read Perks of Being a Wallflower, I was moved. I imagined how moving it would be for a teen going through those situations to find solace in not being alone when he read the book. My only solace in book banning is that banning books only makes teens want to read them more. The few books my mother told me I couldn’t read (such as Sweet Valley High when I was in second grade – the joys of cool, older cousins and being an advanced reader), I simply read at school. As a leftist librarian and non-yet-mother, I’d rather know what my kids are reading, let them ask me questions and read with them.

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