Banned Books
To wrap up Banned Books Week, I just thought I’d point out some of the excellent works which ended up on the list of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 1999-2000, the most recent list I’ve seen published: The Chocolate War, Robert Cormier (#4) Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck (#6) Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling (#7) The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger (#13) The Great Gilly Hopkins, Katherine Paterson (#21) A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle (#22) In the Night Kitchen, Maurice Sendak (#25) Anastasia Krupnik series, Lois Lowry (#29) Blubber, Judy Blume (#32) Julie of the … Continue reading Banned Books