Banned Books Week: September 30 – October 6, 2012

Celebrate the Freedom to Read and Read a Banned Book

 

Started 30 years ago,  Banned Books Week is promoted and celebrated by librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers to draw attention to the harm done by censorship. For a list of books that have been challenged from 2004 through 2011, click on this link.  All the books featured in this pdf, have been targeted for removal or restrictions in libraries and schools.  You will probably be surprised to see many of your favorites on the list.   Below are a few books cited.  All are download only.

 

DB57349 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

 

DB51799 Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

 

DB40753 Beach Music by Pat Conroy

 

DB59911 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

 

DB70685 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

 

DB58842  The Color Purple  by Alice Walker

 

DB37689 The Giver  by Lois Lowry

 

DB68308 The Grapes of Wrath  by John Steinbeck

 

DB48978  The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

 

DB46882  The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

 

Check the list on banned books mentioned above to find many great reads.  Share the wonders of reading.