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To you zealots and bigots and false patriots who live in fear of discourse. You screamers and banners and burners who would force books off shelves in your brand name of greater good. You say you’re afraid for children, innocents ripe for corruption by perversion or sorcery on the page. But sticks and stones do [...]
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We know Laurie Halse Anderson as a fabulous author who has written some very powerful stories – Speak, Fever, 1793, Twisted, Wintergirls and many more…. However, you may not know that she is also often included on many banned and challenged lists. There was recently a HUGE uproar (yes, huge), as an associate professor [...]
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Help up “Unban” the 2010 Teens Top Ten! Read a banned book today!
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September 26 – October 3, 2009 Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted [...]
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