Lists of books

I have always been known by my family and in school as an avid reader. Early on, my mom, a former elementary school teacher herself, fostered in me a burning desire for reading and a love to get lost in a book. In grade school, I was known to finish my math and other more “boring” work as quickly as possible so that I could get back to whichever story I was reading at the time. As I got older, reading for pleasure took a backseat to homework, a social life, and other hobbies. I believe I…

same reasons and sometimes it’s a different reason. Why have they been banned? Why have countries like North Korea, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and the United Arab Emirates banned this book about animals who revolt against the farmers, but fall into a corrupt leadership. Why ban a book that is read by children in the U.S.A and others? A book can be harmless on the outside, but can be dangerous on the inside. Animal Farm has been banned in many countries such as North Korea, which is understandable in this…

age. When I was researching books to read for this project I knew that I wanted to pick a time period. Victorian life was always interesting and through my research I discovered my second book first. The other book I read was Invention of Murder which focuses on the rise of modern crime. I thought I was going to read another book about Victorian society but my mom had this book in her collection and she pulled it out for me to think about. I realized that both books were related and it would be…

Going through high school with a little amount of friends is something that will affect your life and high school experience. Something I did to keep myself busy was watching movies, more specifically Harry Potter. I know this essay is about how books changed my life, but it started with a movie. At night time I would find myself engulfed in the world that is Harry Potter. Watching the movies made me feel happy and included in something more than myself. Yet I came to an impasse, I had watched…

cut in their library budget every year, leaving less money to purchase quality books for their collection. Therefore, it is essential for school libraries to host a book fair at least once a year rather through Barnes and Nobel, Scholastic, and Reading Warehouse. “The book fair is a common staple for many school libraries to earn free books” (Pentland, pg.112). My school recently finished hosting our Fall Scholastic book fair and it could not of came at a better time. Prior to the fair, I was…

Diverse Opinions on Banned and Challenged Books As a critic like myself this book would be acceptable to a certain age group, with an absolute understanding of the world today and the sexual immortality and treason-like perceptions that co-exist in this novel. While explaining my point of view I will use references, word cite, and research articles. There are two different perceptions of the book I am referring to. First, “challenged books” referred to as “a book that has, for whatever reason,…

Reasons Why was the third most challenged book in 2012 according to the American Library Association, "A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint, filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness" (Top Ten Frequently Challenged Books Lists of this the 21st Century). Thirteen Reasons Why should not be banned. The American Library Association (ALA) has some very good points on why this book should be banned, but I personally…

Bilbo Baggins Banned The all timed love of the classic "The Hobbit" has been put on the banned books list. Now having read the book I do not believe that it should have been placed on that kind of title. It is a wonderful book, with many exciting moments and suspense at its finest. However, there are some instances that I can see why it is banned. After doing some research, I came to a conclusion that it is banned for its religious purposes, smoking, and use of older languages.…

the Renaissance in England and Italy? Based on the cookbooks, letters, and books of the time period, the importance of food is illustrated through the countless amounts of discussion about the topic and the emphasis placed on cooks of royalty or people like the pope. One of the most popular cookbooks from the Renaissance is the Opera dell’arte del cucinare, written by Bartolomeo Scappi in 1570. At the beginning of the book, is not only a section dedicated to introducing the author, but a large…

Elizabeth Kolbert summarizes an excerpt from a book titled “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” written by Amy Chua. The excerpt was assigned to her children in school, stating that the children’s teacher had been given the article from a friend who received it via a long-shared chain of emails. Kolbert goes over the main essential parts of the essay while maintaining a non-biased opinion of the article. Kolbert uses many of Chua’s more controversial points to invoke thinking in the reader, often…