Book

Book banning, censorships, and challenges have been a significant issue in the United States since the early 19th century. A book challenge is an attempt to have printed work be removed or restrained by the objections of a group or person. Whereas a book ban is an actual removal of the written work from a curriculum, or library (Edwards 2). The practice of book banning is a kind of censorship that restricts and prohibits the mass by law to have any access to banned materials. The First Amendment…

Stolen Life’ Banned Book What is a banned book? A banned book is a book that has been challenged somewhere and removed from shelves for various reasons regarding its content. The banned book ‘A Stolen Life’ is banned in many places, including a middle school called Northview Michigan, and some high schools. According to three sources, this book is banned for “Drug/Alcohol abuse, sexual explicit, smoking, and offensive language/profanity”. I feel like the literary merit of this book heavily…

censorship is, provide examples of books affected by this censoring, and discuss the future of children’s literature. Prior to about the Renaissance age, there was no clear genre or set of standards for what made a piece of literature specifically for children. In the ancient world, children enjoyed stories about wars, quest, and greek and roman mythologies. Examples of such work include Odyssey, Fables, and Metamorphoses…

always in awe when teachers come to me and ask for books that deal with social topics for use in their classrooms. It seems a book is their first “go to” when addressing difficult issues. I quickly learned to search for books that dealt with topics that would help children cope with the challenges and difficulties of life to add to our collection. I believe it is our job to guide teachers, counselors and other school personnel in identifying books that will help students in certain situations.…

children’s book that talks about two penguins, Roy and Silo, who raise a baby penguin together. The book sounds like any other children’s book, but what made it one of the most challenged books in the last decade? The two penguins are male. The fact that these two penguins are the same gender sparked countless numbers of complaints from parents all over the world, pushing for the removal of the books in their children’s school libraries. The two terministic screens of the argument are: the book…

from whom they live around or their peers. When we keep ourselves from writing and expressing our creativity we become our own self-censors. In the poem, “Burning a Book,” by William Stafford, the reader is able to imagine the burning of a book in a creative way, and compare something that is thought to be a more severe situation. A book written by, Ray Bradbury, named, “Fahrenheit 451,” provides the reader with an understanding of the problems in a controversial society where someone would care…

My INS book is Diary of a wimpy kid: old school which is number 10 in the series, written by: Jeff Kinney. Illustrated by: Jeff Kinney. The book is about a teen named Gregory and the troubles in his life, the book is written as if it was a journal because it writes in first person. Ever since the first diary of a wimpy kid book I've read, I have been interested in the series, because it was a fun book to read. It was interesting to see what happened in the book. I always enjoyed reading this…

I have read or started to read eight books during my first semester. Frankenstein was my favorite book because of its plot, and the general idea of the story. Frankenstein was filled with an inspiring pursuit of knowledge. I have only read about one-third of A Thousand Splendid Suns, and plan to finish it during my second semester. Perhaps it will surpass The Great Gatsby and Copper Sun on my list of favorites this year. I have only read two chapters of the program, however, I ranked it two…

is one of the most controversial books you will ever read or not read in school. It has been thought to be racist, have profane language, and violence, but this shows why it should be taught and how it has a powerful meaning it has to its readers. There are many reasons why people feel like this book is should be banned from the English Curriculum, but I feel like they are wrong in saying that. To start, people say that it exposes readers to racism. Now the book has racism in it but, in the…

“The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you.” W. Somerset Maugham. The quote above has such a big impact on regular readers. The quote’s meaning makes you realise why you actually want to read a book. It’s for the thrill of seeking new meaning in your life, and experiencing new emotions that while reading the books stirs up inside of you. A writer of every book has one target that he or she has to achieve. If that target is to get the readers crying, or to make the…