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  We asked authors to let us know if they had ever been banned or challenged. Here’s what they had to say: Sarah Darer Littman: Not yet. But I suspect it might happen with Want to Go Private? I’ve had one outraged letter from a parent. Jo Knowles: Yes. My first book, LESSONS FROM A [...]

From the author’s website: To everyone at Meridian High School, Michael Vey seems like an ordinary 14-year-old–he likes waffles and video games, hates homework and gets bullied at school. But Michael is anything but ordinary. He was born with special electrical powers. When Michael’s best friends, Ostin Liss and cheerleader Taylor Ridley, make an accidental [...]

I have really been enjoying reading through all the responses we got in our survey.  There are a lot of differing viewpoints, but largely it seems people are against banning and censorship.  GO PEOPLE!  I couldn’t agree with you more!  :)  I was allowed free reign in all my book reading decisions as a child, [...]

Sonya Sones’ What My Mother Doesn’t Know made the ALA’s list of the Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of the Decade (as well as the list of Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2004, 2005 and 2010). In today’s Los Angeles Times, Sonya has posted an op-ed piece on being banned.  LA Times Article [...]

Wow. Just Wow. As readers and followers of EFG, you all constantly amaze me with your passion and love of reading! Today we are looking at question 3 of our EFG survey on banned books. The first time I checked out the banned book list I did so as an adult and as a teacher. [...]

Our readers are feisty! They love a challenge!  Here’s what they had to say about reading a book off the Banned and Challenged Book List: Authors Robin Wasserman (author): It’s embarrassing to admit this, but I’ve never read The Chocolate War — so that will be at the top of my list for 2011. Sarah [...]

All of us at EFG are passionate about books. Otherwise, why would we be here, right? So of course the main topic of conversation around here is books. Books. Books. And of course, more books. Nevertheless, the topic of banned or challenged books, censorship, book ratings, etc. always manages to pop up in chats, during [...]

The internet is heating up these days with conversation about banned and challenged books. On August 18th, USA today posted this article about censorship vs. selection in school. The debate in the article focuses on whether removing a book from a school library is the same as censorship or book banning or is it just [...]

“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 bannings of books across the United [...]