Banned books
I recognize most of these banned books in a photo I found HERE.) My grand-daughter Cady reviewed And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell (c. 2005) on Bonnie's Books HERE. It's on the bottom right. Can you think of a banned book you read and liked? Please share the title with us.
3 comments:
I am so glad to see that Melissa (top row) is the title of this book now. It was initially called George, but the author realized that the title should be the lived name of the main character, not the dead name.
So many books I read have been banned for one (ridiculous) reason or another. I like that the display you show includes why the books are banned and that it includes books people would never think of banning.
I've read a few of those! And Tango Makes Three is a sweet story and A Wrinkle in Time is one of my childhood favorites. I haven't read it in a long time but I struggle to think of any reason why it would be banned. That's often true, though.
Bookfool, I googled to find an answer for why A WRINKLE IN TIME was banned and found this:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle has been challenged and banned for a variety of reasons, including its religious elements, its complexity, and its mixture of science and religion:
Religious elements: The book contains Biblical references and allusions, and some Christians have objected to a scene where Jesus, Buddha, Gandhi, and Einstein are described as leaders fighting evil, which some felt equated Jesus with the others. Others have criticized L'Engle's depiction of religion, such as implying that Jesus is not divine.
Complexity: Some have argued that the book is too complicated for children.
Science and religion: The book also features quantum physics and magic, which some have questioned.
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