{"id":756,"date":"2021-09-28T04:01:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T04:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/?p=756"},"modified":"2021-10-01T06:18:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T06:18:16","slug":"banned-books-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/28\/banned-books-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Banned Books Week Celebrates the Right to Read"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This last week of September is not only a time to celebrate free speech, but the freedom to read as well. Banned Books Week starts Sept. 26 and runs until Oct. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Banned Books Week is a yearly celebration of our right to read. The event brings awareness to books that have been challenged and banned in libraries and schools because of their content. Books can be challenged for any number of reasons, often for content that the reader doesn\u2019t respect or agree with. According to the American Library Association (ALA), these reasons include themes of: LGBTQIA+, suicide, violence, drugs and alcohol, religious viewpoints, and political viewpoints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It often surprises people that some of their beloved classics have been challenged or banned. One shocking challenge was on the popular children\u2019s book Winnie the Pooh<\/em>. According to Newsweek, Winnie the Pooh<\/em> was challenged for being a \u201creligious abomination\u201d, simply because it contained talking animals that were contradictory to Christianity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another popular banned book is The Fault in Our Stars<\/em> by John Green. The young adult novel was banned at a middle school in Riverside, California after a parent raised their concerns. The primary reason behind the banning was that it had a heavy theme of mortality that was deemed inappropriate for the students in the middle school, according to Vanity Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Green responded to the ban with: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI guess I am both happy and sad. I am happy because apparently young people in Riverside, California will never witness or experience mortality since they won\u2019t be reading my book, which is great for them. But I am also sad because I was really hoping I would be able to introduce the idea that human beings die to the children of Riverside, California and thereby crush their dreams of immortality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to learn more about Banned Books Week or find a banned book make sure to find Ms. Nicole in the library!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ms. Nicole’s Banned Books Week library display for students.<\/strong> (Photo by JT Myers \/ Falcon News)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This year\u2019s top 10 Banned Books list includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. George <\/em><\/strong>by Alex Gino. <\/strong>Challenged, banned, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, conflicting with a religious viewpoint, and not reflecting \u201cthe values of our community.\u201d<\/li>
  2. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You <\/em><\/strong>by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds. <\/strong>Banned and challenged because of the author\u2019s public statements and because of claims that the book contains \u201cselective storytelling incidents\u201d and does not encompass racism against all people.<\/li>
  3. All American Boys <\/em><\/strong>by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely.<\/strong> Banned and challenged for profanity, drug use, and alcoholism and because it was thought to promote antipolice views, contain divisive topics, and be \u201ctoo much of a sensitive matter right now.\u201d<\/li>
  4. Speak <\/em><\/strong>by Laurie Halse Anderson. <\/strong>Banned, challenged, and restricted because it was thought to contain a political viewpoint, it was claimed to be biased against male students, and it included rape and profanity.<\/li>
  5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian <\/em><\/strong>by Sherman Alexie. <\/strong>Banned and challenged for profanity, sexual references, and allegations of sexual misconduct on the part of the author.<\/li>
  6. Something Happened in Our Town: A Child\u2019s Story about Racial Injustice <\/em><\/strong>by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard, illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin. <\/strong>Challenged for \u201cdivisive language\u201d and because it was thought to promote antipolice views.<\/li>
  7. To Kill a Mockingbird <\/em><\/strong>by Harper Lee. <\/strong>Banned and challenged for racial slurs and their negative effect on students, featuring a \u201cwhite savior\u201d character, and its perception of the Black experience.<\/li>
  8. Of Mice and Men <\/em><\/strong>by John Steinbeck. <\/strong>Banned and challenged for racial slurs and racist stereotypes and their negative effect on students.<\/li>
  9. The Bluest Eye <\/em><\/strong>by Toni Morrison. <\/strong>Banned and challenged because it was considered sexually explicit and depicts child sexual abuse.<\/li>
  10. The Hate U Give<\/em><\/strong> by Angie Thomas. <\/strong>Challenged for profanity, and because it was thought to promote an antipolice message.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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