Banned Book Week is officially underway. I have been busy presenting and advocating our intellectual freedom to a variety of classes at my school. Students are shocked and appalled about the book challenges and we are having lots of great discussions. Check out of my Forbidden Reads feature if you are curious about some of the books that I have highlighted on this blog. You can also see what Banned/Challenged Books I've read in 2010, 2011, and 2012. I will also be reading and reviewing books that have been banned/challenged in 2015 this week.
Here is an infographic from the American Library Association on the Top 10 2015 Book Challenges:
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Nothing surprises me and I would say that I've only read one on the list above, but have several of them on my library wishlist. I will say that banning a book makes me want to read it more and has been the only thing for me to actually consider 50 Shades of Grey. LOL
I still don't understand the banning of books and I more than likely never will unless of course it was something filled with hate, which most of them aren't. Controversial, doesn't equal hate. :( So glad you've read a lot of these and enjoyed them.