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It's Banned Books Week and time to honor some of the most reviled books in America. While book-banning may sound like a throwback to Victorian times, censoring books continues to flourish in 21st-century schools. What's most surprising is a book can be removed from a curriculum, reading list, or school library with the complaint of just one parent. Violence, racial themes, and the occult are commonly cited reasons, but an even more popular one is sexual content. Check out these nine books that have been removed from schools in the last two years, and tell us if you think there's ever a good reason to ban a book. Read More »
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Ah, the olden days. When such
things as “sensitivity” and “feeling” were the domain of dirty
COMMIES! Here’s a book designed to help you do crafts with your
developmentally disabled child. But, uh, that’s not how they put it
back then. Read More »
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Roald Dahl was my first role model. After I read The Witches in third grade, I decided I wanted to be a writer when I grew up. Not only did I read everything else Dahl had written, but I started writing my own stories in imitation of his style. I lent The Witches to my best friend,... Read More »
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By Jeanne Sager It's an idea that sounds medieval at best, but banning books still happens in America all too often. Which is why the writers at...
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When I saw the titles of books that had been banned I
was pretty shocked to see "Where's
Waldo?" on the list. I could not imagine how a book of pictures
featuring a guy...
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