Since 1982 librarians, book lovers and freedom of speech proponents have been celebrating Banned Books Week to draw attention to the issue of censorship. Over a thousand books have been challenged in the past few decades including many books written for children. What were the ten most challenged books of 2007? Find out below the jump...
- And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
- The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
- Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
- The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- TTYL by Lauren Myracle
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Find out more at the American Library Association or the Banned Books Week website.
How appropriate a day before the VP debate...Sarah Palin tried to ban books when she was Mayor.
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Banned book week always makes me smile because so many of the books I had to read for school is on the list. I am very proud that the schools in my home town never listened to this ridulicious list. I remember in college I did my public speaking speak on this topic and how silly it was.
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