Last week was banned book week. It's a bit late, but I encourage everyone to celebrate banned book week by reading one of the top 100 banned books. Can you guess what tops the list of most challenged books of the 21st century (2001-2005)?
Harry Potter.
100 Most Frequently Challenged Books 1990-2000
In fact, tell us how many of these books you've read. I'll start:
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry
25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
I need to read more. That list isn't nearly long enough.
Have Read
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
Own Copies Of/Have Read
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume
The Giver by Lois Lowry
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Reading Soon For School
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Own But Haven't Read
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Pretty interesting when you think about how much 'freedom' or rights we have gained and how knowledge is spread, then again I suppose there are still places that could be considered ignorant due to their religion, environment, ecetera.
