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Banned Book Week

Banned Book Week. “Fish in the River of Knowledge” Celebrate Your Freedom to Read. Why Banned Books Week?.

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Banned Book Week

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  1. Banned Book Week

  2. “Fish in the River of Knowledge”Celebrate Your Freedom to Read

  3. Why Banned Books Week? • Banned Books Week (BBW) celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them.

  4. We use Banned Books Week each year to teach the importance of our First Amendment rights and the power of literature.

  5. 1st Amendment • Freedom of religion, speech and the press. Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech.

  6. Challenged Books!1990-2000

  7. Harry Potter series • Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling, for its focus on wizardry and magic

  8. "Goosebumps" • "Goosebumps" series, by R. L. Stine, which were challenged for being too frightening for young people

  9. Scary Stories Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz

  10. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

  11. Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

  12. My Brother Sam is Dead My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

  13. The Great Gilly Hopkins The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

  14. The Witches The Witches by Roald Dahl

  15. A Wrinkle in Time A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

  16. The Stupids (Series) The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard

  17. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry

  18. Halloween ABC Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam

  19. Julie of the Wolves Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

  20. James and the Giant Peach James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

  21. A Light in the Attic A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

  22. On My Honor On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer

  23. Where’s Waldo? Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford

  24. Summer of My German Soldier Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene

  25. The Wish Giver The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain

  26. Jump Ship to Freedom Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

  27. Free Choice • You get to choose • You do not have to take a book you don’t like • You can’t tell someone else what to read • Not all people like the same books • Democracy means freedom!

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