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    paper by:jessica locke “The boyfriend” is a book to entertain. The book was not made to scare kids it is made for fun. three reasons this book is banned or challenged is of some parents,because people think it's to scary for kids,and because there's too much violence in r.l stines books. I don't believe the book should be completely banned. Although some of r.l. stine books should be challenged in Elementary Schools. R.l. stine books are challenged and banned because parents think…

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    once said, “The books that the world calls inmortal are books that show the world its own shame.” If every book had some kind of blood or speak of death etc, we would have almost every book in the world banned because of it. Some books are banned because opinions or religious beliefs are different. Mice and Men has been on the list for banned books on the list repeatedly and some people still believe that it should be a banned book but I believe it shouldn’t be a banned book. In the book, George…

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    Why Is The Pigman Banned

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    Banned books “The Pigman” There are so many banned books, almost every book you can think of is banned or challenged in one list. Most banned books are banned because of reasons that don’t even make sense. My book I read was The Pigman, By Paul Zindel and I really enjoyed this book. I do not agree that this book is banned but there isn’t too much you can do about it. People ban these books because they do not think that they are appropriate. The Pigman is told by two teenagers, John and…

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    Banned Books No More German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented a highly successful printing press that the Church took advantage of to spread their beliefs in 1454 (Special Collections). The exact number of books that have been printed since then is unknown; however, Leonid Taycher, a Google software engineer, has stated on the blog “Google Books Search” that there are about 146 million “printed and bound” books. Like people, not all books are the same and each one has a different message…

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    (PDA) of electronic resources to develop relevant, “just-in-time” collections. (Dahl, 2012) The practice of PDA allows patrons to select physical or electronic materials for their library’s catalog. In the case of ebooks, a vendor such as Dawson Books,…

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    The banned book I read was killing Mr.Griffen. This book was on the American library association’s most frequently banned book list in 1990-2000. This book is frequently challenged because of violence, language, drinking drugs and smoking. I think this book should probably stay on the banned books list and according to most of the research I done a lot of other people do to. According to north branch manager Janet good on October 2nd they had a meeting on the banned/challenged book Killing Mr…

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    consistency and recognition for consumers. 2. Product Design: Harlequin products are standardized, meaning they share a common style and format. The series are similar in “content, length, artwork size, basic formats, and print.” All Harlequin books are consistent in design, measuring 105 millimeters by 168 millimeters , and in retailer placement, selling on the shelves of supermarkets and drugstores . Harlequin products are differentiated and distinctive. The product lines consist of…

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    Why Are Books Banned

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    Why are books banned? There are any reasons why books are banned. For instance there a lot of trouble on books for racial backgrounds and language. And one of these books are the freedom writer diary. This book should be banned for lower age groups in schools for bad language, gangs, and violence. There a lot of books that’s on the banned list this is just one of multiple books banned. One reason why the freedom writers diary should be banned in schools is that there a lot of bad language in…

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    banning books? I don’t think that's The Call of the Wild book is violent for 8th graders. I had read the first chapter of the book I don't think that the book is violent for 8th graders. A school board may say that they think this book are violent for students. Libraries should not ban the books because they are not violent for 8th graders. Don’t ban the book because how you will ban the books people will choose that book to read because they want to know why libraries had banned this book.…

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    The controversy of book censorship has been around in America since the beginning of American colonization. Whether a person opposes book censorship or is for it, there is always something being stirred up. The list is already long and still growing. It consists of literature like Of Mice and Men, for its offensive language, racism, and violence, or The Outsiders, for its anti-religious content plus many, many more books for similar and completely different reasons. Best-Sellers and might I say…

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