I want to give a big shout out to the hosting blogs of this awesome hop, Kathy at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Bookhounds. Libraries and books have been a huge part of my life for my entire life. Growing up, I was a regular at our small town library and as an adult, I have worked in libraries for over 22 years now.
Banned Books Week is the national book community's annual celebration of the freedom to read. Hundreds of libraries and bookstores around the country draw attention to the problem of censorship by mounting displays of challenged books and hosting a variety of events. The 2014 celebration of Banned Books Week will be held from September 21-27.
Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982 according to the American Library Association. There were 307 challenges reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom in 2013, and many more go unreported.
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The 10 most challenged titles of 2013 were:
Captain Underpants (series) by Dav Pilkey
Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group, violence
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Reasons: Nudity, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Reasons: Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl by Tanya Lee Stone
Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
Reasons: Occult/Satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit
Bone (series), by Jeff Smith
Reasons: Political viewpoint, racism, violence
The fine print:
The Book Bag's giveaway will be any book (up to $20) from the top 10 list of challenged books from 2013. So, one of the 10 books above. This giveaway is open internationally as long as The Book Depository ships to you. If the challenged book is part of a series, the winner can select any one of the books in the series. The winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond or another name will be drawn.
Good luck!
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I would choose 'The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian' by Sherman Alexie! I haven't heard too much about it but I have seen at least one person absolutely RAVE about it! Thank you for the opportunity! :)
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I think I'd pick Looking for Alaska. maybe? lol
ReplyDeleteI'd pick Looking for Alaska. I've only ever read TFiOS by John Green but I'd like to read more of his work. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI would pick Looking for Alaska.:)
ReplyDeleteI would pick Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James.
ReplyDeleteThe Perks of Being a Wallflower! I've heard A LOT OF good things about this book for years and I haven't read it yet...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! :)
I would pick The Hunger Games!
ReplyDeletei'd probably pick looking for alaska!
ReplyDeleteHm, probably the Hunger Games :)
ReplyDeleteI would pick Looking for Alaska
ReplyDeleteI would choose Bless Me Ultima.
ReplyDeleteHi! I'd choose The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Thank you!
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A Bilingual Baby
I'd choose The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
ReplyDeleteI would choose The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.
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I think i'd choose Looking for Alaska.
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ReplyDeleteI'd pick Looking for Alaska. =) Cheers!
Looking for Alaska :)
ReplyDeleteLooking for Alaska for sure. I love anything by John Green!
ReplyDeleteI think I'd go with The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie because I can't recall reading any books with Native Americans that are not picture books... hmmm... - meghann m.
ReplyDeleteI would pick Looking for Alaska, thank you for the giveaway!
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I'd choose The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - got the movie, needs the book :3
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the giveaway and the chance to win <3
I would pick Looking For Alaska. Thanks for having the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI would probably pick Fifty Shades of Grey so I can see what the big fuss is about. The movie looks really good. ;) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI would pick Looking for Alaska by John Green.
ReplyDeleteThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
ReplyDelete"A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl" by Tanya Lee Stone or "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James
ReplyDeleteI would pick Fifty Shades of Grey
ReplyDeleteI would pick Looking for Alaska or Perks of Being a Wallflower.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to try Bone. It looks cool! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteFifty Shades of Grey
ReplyDeleteThe Hunger Games would be my pick!!!
ReplyDeleteI would pick Looking for Alaska most likely though Captain Underpants is a close second.
ReplyDeleteI would pick Looking for Alaska
ReplyDeleteI'd probably pick The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
ReplyDeleteI would pick the Bluest Eye; that is the only one out of the ten I have not read!
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I would probably pick Bone. I know that it's a comic, so I'm curious in what ways it differs from the other banned books (the rest are novels, yes?)
ReplyDeleteAh, I realized that Captain Underpants is a graphic novel too.
DeleteThe Perks of Being a Wallflower. I've only seen the movie.
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ReplyDeleteI would pick Looking for Alaska! I've been wanting to read it for a while, and now that I know it has been challenged I want to read it even more. :-)
ReplyDeleteI would choose The Perks of Being a Wallflower :) One that I've been meaning to read :)
ReplyDeleteThe Hunger Games - I haven't read it yet.
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Thanks for this amazing giveaway! I would love to win and pick Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James!
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I'd choose Looking for Alaska, thank you for the giveaway :)
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ReplyDeleteI would probably pick Looking for Alaska
ReplyDeleteLooking for Alaska by John Green
ReplyDeleteI would choose A Bad Boy Could Be Good for a Girl
ReplyDeleteI'd pick Looking for Alaska
ReplyDeleteI thinks I'll pick Looking for Alaska. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI would pick Looking For Alaska
ReplyDeleteMy Rafflecopter name is Bex Smith
I think I'll choose Captain Underpants and see if my almost 10-year-old will like reading better if I tell him he's reading a banned book. ;)
ReplyDeleteDon't know yet, but A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl got me intrigued :)
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50 shades of grey will do Thanks
ReplyDeletei would chose A BAD BOY CAN BE GOOD FOR A GIRL , I DON'T KNOW BUT THE TITLE IS KINDA OBVIOUS, BUT ITS CALLING ME :D
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ReplyDeleteFifty shades of Grey because I want to read what the fuss is about!!
thank you :)
I would pick Looking for Alaska, I've read most of his other books. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteA Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl by Tanya Lee Stone. Haven't read it yet. The cover looks really cool and it has an intriguing title :)
ReplyDeleteI would pick Fifty Shades of Grey.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Fifty Shades of Grey
ReplyDeleteLooking For Alaska :)
ReplyDeleteI would choose The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian or Looking for Alaska.
ReplyDeleteLooking for Alaska by John Green.
ReplyDeleteI would choose Looking for Alaska. Thank you for the giveaway, enjoy your day. :)
ReplyDeleteLooking for Alaska by John Green. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI'd pick Bone, I'm curious about it.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win The Bluest Eye.
ReplyDeleteI would probably choose Perks of Being a Wallflower.
ReplyDeleteI think I would choose Looking for Alaska.
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I would probably pick Fifty Shades of Grey. Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI think I would pick either The Perks of Being a Wallflower or The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian.
ReplyDeletei would like to read Looking for Alaska by John Green or A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl
ReplyDeletethanks!! =)
Looking for Alaska!
ReplyDeleteI am very much interested in Looking for Alaska.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to choose Looking for Alaska. :) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI would choose The Perks of Being a Wallflower
ReplyDeleteI want to get Captain Underpants for my kids!
ReplyDeleteI would pick The Hunger Games .
ReplyDeleteLooking for Alaska has been on my TBR list for a long time, so I'd choose it.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Thank you for the chance to win!
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Looking for Alaska by John Green!
ReplyDeleteI'd probably choose Looking for Alaska by John Green!
ReplyDeleteI think I'd pick A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl or Looking For Alaska. Thanks! :D
ReplyDeleteI'd pick Looking for Alaska!
ReplyDeleteProbably 50 shades of Grey or Looking for Alaska. Thanks!
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Looking for Alaska. I already have 50 Shades *hides* Thanks lots!
ReplyDeleteI think it's about time I read Fifty Shades of Grey.
ReplyDeleteEither The Hunger Games or Fifty Shades of Grey
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Either Looking for Alaska or The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I love the movie but i never got around to reading the book.
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ReplyDeleteI would pick Looking for Alaska or The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
I would challenge "Fifty Shades of Grey", by E.L. James. I read it and after the first few sex scenes is not that bad.
ReplyDeletei'd like to read A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl by Tanya Lee Stone
ReplyDeleteI would probably choose the Perks of being a Wallflower or Looking for Alaska. There are several on the list I am not familiar with, so will need to check them out. I am actually more prone to read a banned book, because I figure it had to have a pretty strong message and must have spoken to people to get itself banned.
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