{"id":9748,"date":"2012-09-30T20:57:07","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T00:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=9748"},"modified":"2012-09-30T20:57:07","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T00:57:07","slug":"banned-book-week-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/9748","title":{"rendered":"Banned Book Week 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/advocacy\/banned\">read a banned book<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top challenged books for 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle<br \/>\nThe Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa<br \/>\nThe Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins<br \/>\nMy Mom&#8217;s Having A Baby! A Kid&#8217;s Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy, by Dori Hillestad Butler<br \/>\nThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie<br \/>\nAlice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor<br \/>\nBrave New World, by Aldous Huxley<br \/>\nWhat My Mother Doesn&#8217;t Know, by Sonya Sones<br \/>\nGossip Girl (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar<br \/>\nTo Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Top 100 Banned\/Challenged Books: 2000-2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling<\/strong><br \/>\n2. Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor<br \/>\n3. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier<br \/>\n4. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson\/Peter Parnell<br \/>\n5. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck<br \/>\n<em>6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou<\/em><br \/>\n7. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz<br \/>\n<strong>8. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman<br \/>\n<\/strong>9. ttyl; ttfn; l8r g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle<br \/>\n10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky<br \/>\n11. Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers<br \/>\n12. It\u2019s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris<br \/>\n13. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey<br \/>\n<strong>14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain<br \/>\n<\/strong>15. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison<br \/>\n<strong>16. Forever, by Judy Blume<br \/>\n<\/strong>17. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker<br \/>\n18. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous<br \/>\n<strong>19. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger<\/strong><br \/>\n20. King and King, by Linda de Haan<br \/>\n21. To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee<br \/>\n22. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar<br \/>\n<strong>23. The Giver, by Lois Lowry<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>24. In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak<\/strong><br \/>\n25. Killing Mr. Griffen, by Lois Duncan<br \/>\n<em>26. Beloved, by Toni Morrison<\/em><br \/>\n27. My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier<br \/>\n28. Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson<br \/>\n29. The Face on the Milk Carton, by Caroline B. Cooney<br \/>\n30. We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier<br \/>\n31. What My Mother Doesn\u2019t Know, by Sonya Sones<br \/>\n32. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya<br \/>\n33. Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson<br \/>\n34. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler<br \/>\n35. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison<br \/>\n<strong>36. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley<\/strong><br \/>\n37. It\u2019s So Amazing, by Robie Harris<br \/>\n38. Arming America, by Michael Bellasiles<br \/>\n39. Kaffir Boy, by Mark Mathabane<br \/>\n40. Life is Funny, by E.R. Frank<br \/>\n41. Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher<br \/>\n42. The Fighting Ground, by Avi<br \/>\n<strong>43. Blubber, by Judy Blume<\/strong><br \/>\n44. Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher<br \/>\n45. Crazy Lady, by Jane Leslie Conly<br \/>\n<strong>46. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut<\/strong><br \/>\n47. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby: The First Graphic Novel by George Beard and Harold Hutchins, the creators of Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey<br \/>\n48. Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez<br \/>\n49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest, by Ken Kesey<br \/>\n<em>50. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini<\/em><br \/>\n51. Daughters of Eve, by Lois Duncan<br \/>\n52. The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson<br \/>\n53. You Hear Me?, by Betsy Franco<br \/>\n54. The Facts Speak for Themselves, by Brock Cole<br \/>\n55. Summer of My German Soldier, by Bette Green<br \/>\n56. When Dad Killed Mom, by Julius Lester<br \/>\n57. Blood and Chocolate, by Annette Curtis Klause<br \/>\n58. Fat Kid Rules the World, by K.L. Going<br \/>\n59. Olive\u2019s Ocean, by Kevin Henkes<br \/>\n60. Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson<br \/>\n61. Draw Me A Star, by Eric Carle<br \/>\n62. The Stupids (series), by Harry Allard<br \/>\n63. The Terrorist, by Caroline B. Cooney<br \/>\n64. Mick Harte Was Here, by Barbara Park<br \/>\n65. The Things They Carried, by Tim O\u2019Brien<br \/>\n66. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor<br \/>\n<strong>67. A Time to Kill, by John Grisham<\/strong><br \/>\n68. Always Running, by Luis Rodriguez<br \/>\n69. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury<br \/>\n70. Harris and Me, by Gary Paulsen<br \/>\n71. Junie B. Jones (series), by Barbara Park<br \/>\n72. Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison<br \/>\n73. What\u2019s Happening to My Body Book, by Lynda Madaras<br \/>\n74. The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold<br \/>\n75. Anastasia (series), by Lois Lowry<br \/>\n<strong>76. A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving<\/strong><br \/>\n77. Crazy: A Novel, by Benjamin Lebert<br \/>\n78. The Joy of Gay Sex, by Dr. Charles Silverstein<br \/>\n79. The Upstairs Room, by Johanna Reiss<br \/>\n80. A Day No Pigs Would Die, by Robert Newton Peck<br \/>\n<em>81. Black Boy, by Richard Wright<\/em><br \/>\n82. Deal With It!, by Esther Drill<br \/>\n83. Detour for Emmy, by Marilyn Reynolds<br \/>\n84. So Far From the Bamboo Grove, by Yoko Watkins<br \/>\n85. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, by Chris Crutcher<br \/>\n86. Cut, by Patricia McCormick<br \/>\n<strong>87. Tiger Eyes, by Judy Blume<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>88. The Handmaid\u2019s Tale, by Margaret Atwood<\/strong><br \/>\n89. Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissenger<br \/>\n<strong>90. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L\u2019Engle<\/strong><br \/>\n91. Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George<br \/>\n92. The Boy Who Lost His Face, by Louis Sachar<br \/>\n93. Bumps in the Night, by Harry Allard<br \/>\n94. Goosebumps (series), by R.L. Stine<br \/>\n95. Shade\u2019s Children, by Garth Nix<br \/>\n96. Grendel, by John Gardner<br \/>\n97. The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende<br \/>\n98. I Saw Esau, by Iona Opte<br \/>\n<strong>99. Are You There, God?  It\u2019s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume<\/strong><br \/>\n100. America: A Novel, by E.R. Frank<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go read a banned book! Top challenged books for 2011 ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle The Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins My Mom&#8217;s Having A Baby! 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