Well its still banned book week, so i wanted to grace our pages with yet another banned book topic.
The 10 most banned and challenged books THIS YEAR ...and why
TTYL
Offensive Language, Religious Viewpoint, Sexually explicit, Unsuitable Age Group
The Color of Earth
Nudity, Sex Education, Sexually explicit, Unsuitable Age Group
The Hunger Games
Anti-Ethnic, Anti-Family, Insensitivity, Occult / Satanic, Offensive Language, Violence
What my Mother Doesn't Know
Nudity, Offensive Language, Sexually Explicit
To Kill a Mockingbird
Offensive Language, Racism
Brave New World
Insensitivity, Nudity , Racism, Religious View point, Sexually Explicit
Gossip Girl
Drug, Offensive Language, Sexually Explicit
Dangerously Alice
Nudity, Offensive Language, Religious Viewpoint
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
Offensive language, Racism, Religious Viewpoint, Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age group
My Moms Having a Baby
Nudity, Sex education, Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to age group
I was completely in awe to see some of the things they had to say about The Hunger Games, i understand the Violence, but Anti-Ethnic, Occult / Satanic? really?!?? and who knew you could challenge a book because it is Anti Family. wow . super surprised. what other books are you surprised about, i haven't read the others, aside from how to kill a mockingbird, so let me know.
Happy Reading,
Katie@ Inkk
This is really interesting. I am going to look into each of these on principle alone!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great blog!
thanks gisy, thats how i feel, when you tell me i can't read something.. just make me curious and makes me want to read it more! hope all is well!
DeleteKatie@ Inkk
What do they even mean by anti-ethnic? Didn't we have the problem with how no on liked that Rue was black in the movie when it was CLEARLY mentioned she was dark skinned in the book. What!? Se education sounds like the book is actually teaching them something that over protective parents would like to keep hidden.
ReplyDeleteWho cares if a book has a religious viewpoint? huh?
Brave New World is really creepy and messed up from what I read. I honestly wouldn't let my kid read it. It's really bad like baby electrocution and then yeah... I stopped.
What's with My Mom's Having A Baby? I want to read that picture book now.
Great post!
She’s Got Books on Her Mind
i know i think its crazy you can ban a book due to anti family, or religious view point, .. anti ethnic? i don't understand, don't we want books to make you think.. i haven't read a brave new world. that sounds like some crazy stuff.. but ... heck you want to read that , then have at it!
Deletebut hunger games i do know.. and i don't think it is inappropriate for middle aged kids, they can handle more than we think ! thanks for checking out the post!!!
Katie@ Inkk