And so was Francesca Lia Block!
In her latest book, How to (un)cage a girl, Francesca has collected 120 pages of poetry about being a teen girl. Her style is confessional, raw, and at times racy, but ultimately her work is refreshing. The title is figurative, and the text, according to the author, [...]
Archive for September, 2008
I Was a Teenage Poet
Posted in Staff Rec - Emily, Staff Recommendations, tagged ariel, francesca lia block, growing up, how to uncage a girl, kids, poems, poetry, psyche in a dress, sylvia plath, teen, the bell jar, weetzie bat, writing, ya on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Banned Books — Recent Bannings
Posted in Uncategorized on September 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I realize that most of the books I’ve reported as a banned book were challenged 10 or more years ago. This might lead people into the comfortable feeling that censoring books is a thing of the past.
Not so.
Books are still being challenged every year in every state. Here in Texas, the ACLU has created a [...]
A New (to me) Banned Book
Posted in Banned Books, tagged Banned Books, bookkids, Bookpeople on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On my other blog, I challenged readers to pick up a banned book they hadn’t read before and blog about it. For that blog I read Sylvester & the Magic Pebble. For this blog, I decided to read Lois Lowry’sThe Giver.
I know what you’re thinking. How could someone who is a self-professed children’s book lover [...]
Don’t Burn Them, Read Them! or My Most Favorite Banned Books Ever
Posted in Banned Books, Staff Rec - Emily, Staff Recommendations, tagged alice in wonderland, alice's adventures in wonderland, are you there god it's me margaret, Banned Books, etc etc, francesca lia block, intellectual freedom, judy blume, lewis carrol, margaret simon, midgrade, roald dahl, staff selection, the witches, weetzie bat, ya, young adult on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So Madeline has been posting a banned book a day for the entire month of September. And maybe you’re sick of it. But I bet you’re not, because banned books are some of the coolest ones out there. Intellectual freedom is one of the best parts of being American – not [...]
Banned Books — Caldecott Books
Posted in Banned Books, tagged Banned Books, bookkids, Bookpeople, children's books on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the Night Kitchen
By Maurice Sendak
Challenged in the Elk River, MN schools in 1992 because reading the book “could lay the foundation for future use of pornography.” Also challenged in the El Paso, TX libraries in 1994 because “the little boy has no clothes on and pictured his private area.”
During the night, a little boy [...]
A Timely Local Debate
Posted in Banned Books, tagged Banned Books, Bookpeople, challenged books on September 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The following views are entirely my own and do represent the official views, attitudes or reflections of BookPeople. The questions I ask are not intended to be sarcastic or passive aggressive, but as actual questions. I have tried to make the tone as neutral as humanly possible except when expressing my own opinions.
As Banned Book [...]
Banned Books — Newberry Books
Posted in Banned Books, tagged Banned Books, bookkids, Bookpeople, children's books on September 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Giver
By Lois Lowry
Temporarily banned from classes by the Bonita Unified School District in La Verne and San Dimas, CA in 1994 after 4 parents complained that violent and sexual passages were inappropriate for children. Restricted to students with parental permission at the Columbia Falls, Mont. school system in 1995 because of the book’s treatment [...]
Drama, Drama, Drama!
Posted in Staff Rec - Emily, Staff Recommendations, tagged bookkids, Bookpeople, crank, ellen hopkins, teen, ya, drama, melina marchetta, jellicoe road, saving francesca, identical, twins, drugs, abuse, vibes, amy kathleen ryan, esp, psycics, stealing heaven, elizabeth scott, bloom, theft, burglary thief, choices on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We girls are beacons for drama. I know it, and you know it, too! Sometimes drama is exciting – gossip, dating, and silly secrets. Sometimes drama has a darker side – mean girls, sickness, and family issues. Of course, I’d much rather read about someone else’s drama than deal with my [...]
Banned Books — Newberry Books
Posted in Banned Books, tagged Banned Books, bookkids, Bookpeople, children's books on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dragonwings
By Laurence Yep
Challenged in the Apollo-Ridge schools in Kittanning, PA in 1992 because of the frequent use of the word “demon” in the book. It was believed that the book might encourage children to “commit suicide because they think they can be reincarnated as something or someone else.”
On September 15, 1992, Judge Joseph Nickleach denied [...]
Banned Books — Midgrade Novels
Posted in Banned Books, tagged Banned Books, bookkids, Bookpeople on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Castle in the Attic
By Elizabeth Winthrop
Challenged at the Medway, Maine schools in 1995 because the book uses swear words and deals with sorcery.
When William’s housekeeper leaves, she gives him a model, highly realistic castle. William can’t wait to play with it, but when he picks up the silver knight, the toy comes to [...]
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