Paper Hangover asks the question What are you five favorite banned books?
1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This is one of my favorite books. I read it once a year.
2. The Awakening by Kate Chopin. I read this book in high school and I liked it. I read it again in college and I loved it.
3. The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler. I love the character Virginia and her struggles with her weight and growing up are realistic and relatable.
4. Are You There God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume. I love how Margaret deals with the question of religion in her life. I also love her struggles as she grows up.
5. The Giver by Lois Lowry This is another one of my favorites. I've read this one several times and I now I think I may need to read it again. I read a story about how caring for her aging parents inspired this book. Listen to the stories your grandparents and parents tell.
What are your favorite "banned" books?
Find a list of frequently challenged books here and celebrate your right to read what you want
9 comments:
GREAT choices! And The Earth, My Butt is written by my dear friend, Carolyn Mackler (friends since we were 4 years old) who just found out that her last book, Tangled, is now banned in Texas. I think being banned is awful as well as a weird sort of honor. You know your book MUST be pretty darned good to get banned!
Great list. The Giver was one of my choices as well!
Love your choices! I need to check out a couple of them. The "Big Butt" one looks great.
Love your list! I read To Kill A Mockingbird in high school. Terrible to think that parents want to deny the youth the privilege of reading such a good book.
I am getting chills as I read your list-- all exceptional books, and I'm so glad I've had the right to read them!
I've not read The Giver, but my oldest daughter has. I believe she read it with her high school youth group at church, and they seemed to enjoy it.
I love Gathering Blue, also by Lois Lowry. It's one of those books that makes me think.
Every time I've seen Mackler's book this week, I kick myself for not having read it yet. Must fix that.
Great choices!
Wow! Love the list but am surprised those books made it to the banned books list. *shakes head*
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