Comments on: Thursday Thirteen #9, Head of the Class–Freedom To Read

By: pussreboots

pussreboots — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:05:04 +0000

Sorry for the late reply. Good list of books especially with it being Banned Books Week. I've read about half the books on your list. pussreboots´s last blog post..The Going to Bed Book

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:29:04 +0000

Now I read all that is mentioned on this list…required reading.

But in 2002, when I was doing a series on the book “A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest J. Gaines – he was coming to speak at a special reception and a local high school was doing the play based on the book – I was stunned when my cousin, a high school English teacher in East Chicago, IN(15 minutes from Gary) told me this book was banned because of a small paragraph in the book involving intimate touching in a field. East Chicago and Gary high schools were involved in the special reading assignment and event with Mr. Gaines, but the EC students were pulled from participating because they were not allowed to read the book! My cousin was furious to say the least.

By: Darla

Darla — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:44:00 +0000

I've only read two of these: The Color Purple and Beloved. I read Beloved last year to celebrate Banned Books week. I'd almost forgotten to pick up a book for this year. Thanks for the reminder! Darla´s last blog post..Babylon A. D.

By: Dera

Dera — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:18:24 +0000

Those people are fanatics. How dare they ban what people read. My parents did not ban us from reading what we wanted. Any book in the book case was game. When my daughter was in 7th grade at a Lutheran school, her teacher tried to say something about her reading A Tree Grows in Brookly, a classic, because there were curse words. I quickly got her straight. I just remembered, there was one year, 5th grade, I had her in a Christian, I guess you could Evangelical school and when the teacher passed out the book orders, she would cross out what they could not order. I remember one of them was The Witch at Blackbird Pond. I was incensed and let them know I did not appreciate it. Because witch was in the title, it was considered off limits. Dera´s last blog post..I've Been Called Out

By: after hours

after hours — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:21:20 +0000

I love your site. Your TT rocks!

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:22:20 +0000

I havent read any of those...I will have to check them out. Happy TT and thanks for stopping by:) Lori´s last blog post..Financial stability

By: Alice Audrey

Alice Audrey — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:49:50 +0000

I’m such a bad mommy. I read Brave New World to my son and bed time reading. We spent as much time discussing concepts as reading.

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By: Tink

Tink — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:20:53 +0000

I don’t know whether we have a banned books list over here, never heard of!
Thanks for visiting my TT.

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By: Shelia

Shelia — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:27:34 +0000

I've read at least 80 percent of the books on the list. When I was in high school books by AA authors wasn't on the required list; however I asked my teachers if I could also do reports on books by Maya Angelou, Richard Wright, etc. for extra credit. They never denied me that and sometimes I was able to substitue with a book by an AA author. Shelia's last blog post..Finding Our Identity

By: APOOO

APOOO — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:01:56 +0000

Lashonda…go head on with Lady Chatterley’s Lover! You Did Good!