It’s Banned Books Week<\/a>. Otherwise known as: The Week That Reminds Us of How Great it is to Read What We Like When We like, and How Sad It Is That There Are Such Fearful Boneheads In the World.<\/p>\n Below, find a list of “the The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990\u00962000”.<\/p>\n I do have some questions: challenged from where? To be in a school curriculum? Why would Nancy Friday’s book about women’s sexual fantasies be on a school curriculum? Or – do certain groups want these books to be banned everywhere? Public libraries, book stores, etc.?<\/p>\n Many of these books are old favorites of mine, life-changing books, books that are almost like old friends, as opposed to the printed word. I’ll bold the ones I read. (Thanks for the idea, Llamas<\/a>…)<\/p>\n [Heads up: I don’t even think Mein Kampf should be banned. I am against banning books. Completely. Normally I don’t do this, but I’ll say it now: <\/b>If you are pro-banning-books in any way, please don’t comment. I don’t want to hear it<\/b>.<\/i>]<\/p>\n Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz It’s Banned Books Week. Otherwise known as: The Week That Reminds Us of How Great it is to Read What We Like When We like, and How Sad It Is That There Are Such Fearful Boneheads In the World. Below, … Continue reading
\nDaddy\u0092s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
\nI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou<\/b>
\nThe Chocolate War by Robert Cormier<\/b> GREAT book. Robert Cormier is scarily good. I’ll never forget reading After the First Death<\/i> – I probably read it too soon, it’s an upsetting book – but I experienced true soul-growth reading it. Soul-growth doesn’t always feel GOOD. Robert Cormier’s a great writer.<\/i>
\nThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain<\/b> Fantastic book. One of my all-time faves.<\/i>.
\nOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck<\/b> Oooh, what a scary dangerous book.<\/i>
\nHarry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling<\/b>
\nForever by Judy Blume<\/b>
\nBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson<\/b>
\nAlice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
\nHeather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
\nMy Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier<\/b>
\nThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger<\/b> grrrrr<\/i>
\nThe Giver by Lois Lowry
\nIt\u0092s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
\nGoosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
\nA Day No Pigs Would Dieby Robert Newton Peck<\/b>
\nThe Color Purple by Alice Walker<\/b>
\nSex by Madonna<\/b> (I actually agree that this book should be banned. No, just kidding. The book, however, sucked, and the production values were absolutely amateurish. The damn thing fell apart almost immediately. However – the crappy book is obviously for ADULTS. Not kids. Why be so afraid of it?<\/i>)
\nEarth\u0092s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
\nThe Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
\nA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L\u0092Engle<\/b> One of my favorite books ever written<\/i>.
\nGo Ask Alice by Anonymous<\/b> (an anonymous diary of a drug-user. I read it waaaayyyyy too early – I was probably 12, or 13 – there’s a lot of sex in it, hallucinogenic drugs, etc. And she ends up dying in the end. The book BURNED itself into my brain. I probably shouldn’t have read it, but it sure made me fear hallucinogenic drugs and getting in with the wrong crowd and succumbing to peer pressure. It served its purpose<\/i>.)
\nFallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
\nIn the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak<\/b> Why on earth would this lovely crazy book be banned<\/i>?
\nThe Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
\nThe Witches by Roald Dahl
\nThe New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
\nAnastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
\nThe Goats by Brock Cole
\nKaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
\nBlubber by Judy Blume<\/b>
\nKilling Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
\nHalloween ABC by Eve Merriam
\nWe All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
\nFinal Exit by Derek Humphry
\nThe Handmaid\u0092s Tale by Margaret Atwood<\/b>
\nJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
\nThe Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
\nWhat\u0092s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras (Now I haven’t read this, but it pisses me off that it’s on here. I’m seeing red right now. God forbid pre-teen girls should find out what is happening to their bodies<\/i>.)
\nTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee<\/b>
\nBeloved by Toni Morrison<\/b>
\nThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton<\/b>
\nThe Pigman by Paul Zindel<\/b> One of my favorite books ever written<\/i>.
\nBumps in the Night by Harry Allard
\nDeenie by Judy Blume<\/b>
\nFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
\nAnnie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
\nThe Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
\nCross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
\nA Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein<\/b>
\nBrave New World by Aldous Huxley<\/b>
\nSleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)<\/b> (This is pornography, erotica. I’ve read it. But … it’s obviously an adult book. It has nothing to do with kids. Why would anyone want to keep an ADULT from reading it? Grrrr<\/i>)
\nAsking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
\nCujo by Stephen King<\/b>
\nJames and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl<\/b>
\nThe Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
\nBoys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
\nOrdinary People by Judith Guest<\/b> what????? This is a lovely book, heartfelt, well-written. Is it because it deals with suicide? Why? But also – this is a book for ADULTS. Why ban it?<\/i>
\nAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
\nWhat\u0092s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras (Again: see my comment above about the same book only for girls. GRRRRRRR<\/i>)
\nAre You There, God? It\u0092s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume<\/b> This book is a great book, a classic of childhood. Not only is it a good story, but it prepared me, emotionally, for getting my period. I think it prepared millions of girls of my generation for the transition into adulthood. When my period came along, I knew what was happening to me not only because of my mother telling me about it, but also because Judy Blume wrote a whole book about it. God bless Judy Blume<\/i>.
\nCrazy Lady by Jane Conly
\nAthletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
\nFade by Robert Cormier
\nGuess What? by Mem Fox
\nThe House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
\nThe Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
\nSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut<\/b>
\nLord of the Flies by William Golding<\/b>
\nNative Son by Richard Wright
\nWomen on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women\u0092s Fantasies by Nancy Friday<\/b> Yeah, I have a copy. A lot of women I know do. It’s just one of those books passed around – a classic of the genre. Again – this is obviously a book for adults. Why ban it? What is WRONG with these people<\/i>?
\nCurses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
\nJack by A.M. Homes
\nBless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
\nWhere Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
\nCarrie by Stephen King<\/b>
\nTiger Eyes by Judy Blume<\/b> Wonderful book. My favorite book of Judy Blume’s actually<\/i>.
\nOn My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
\nArizona Kid by Ron Koertge
\nFamily Secrets by Norma Klein
\nMommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
\nThe Dead Zone by Stephen King<\/b>
\nThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain<\/b>
\nSong of Solomon by Toni Morrison
\nAlways Running by Luis Rodriguez
\nPrivate Parts by Howard Stern
\nWhere\u0092s Waldo? by Martin Hanford Uh – what?? Could someone please explain to me the rationale here<\/i>?
\nSummer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene<\/b>
\nLittle Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
\nPillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
\nRunning Loose by Chris Crutcher
\nSex Education by Jenny Davis
\nThe Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
\nGirls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
\nHow to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell<\/b> Bwahahahaha! I LOVE this book! It was actually read to us in 4th grade. Guess we couldn’t get away with that now<\/i>!
\nView from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
\nThe Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
\nThe Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
\nJump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"