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I did it!  I read a total of eight books in eight days for Banned Books Week!  Granted they were short and some I barely got in my review before midnight but it was so much fun!

A quick recap of what I read and reviewed:

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
• Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
• How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
• James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
• Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
• Are You There God?  It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

While I didn’t read them this week, other reviews I have of banned books are:

• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Unfinished Person at Just a (Reading) Fool also took the challenge (we had a lot of fun encouraging each other on Twitter) and read:

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
• Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
• The Outsiders by S.E Hinton
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• The Chocolate War by Robert Comier

Jen at Devourer of Books highlighted eight of her favorite banned books:

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
• Lord of the Flies by William Goldberg
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
• Native Son by Richard Wright
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
• Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane

Rebecca at The Book Lady’s Blog also hightlighted eight of her favorite banned books:

• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
• The Things They Carried by Tom O’Brien
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
• And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Michele at a Reader’s Respite also spotlighted banned books this past week:

• To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
• The Bible
• Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
• Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquival

Mo at Un-Mainstream Mom Reads read 13 banned books and has posted these reviews:

• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
• Blubber by Judy Blume
• How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
• Are You There God?  It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
• The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
• The Witches by Roald Dahl
• My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christoper Collier
• Pinkerton, Behave! by Steven Kellogg
• Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
• In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
• “Where Did I Come From?” by Peter Mayle

SmallWorld Reads also took advantage of Banned Books Week and read The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson.

Jeremy at Johnsenclan read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck in honor of Banned Books Week.

Mari from Mari Reads read The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky

Nymeth at Things Mean a Lot read Lady Chatterly’s Lover by  D.H. Lawrence, which she says is quite possible the king of banned books.

Amber Stults from Amber Stults – Book Reviewer and Author spotlights The Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak.

Becky from Becky’s Book Reviews read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain this past week.

Heather from Age 30+ . . .  A Lifetime of Books showcased a roundup of banned book reviews from bloggers, so make sure to visit for more reviews.

Abby from Abby (the) Librarian does a short roundup on posts about parents and selecting books for children.

Shannon from Books Worth Reading also does a roundup of banned book reviews.

Softdrink at Fizzy Thoughts gives us some great quotes about censorship and free speech.

There were a LOT of great posts about censorship in general and just about everybody has something to say about book banning.  While I didn’t round-up these posts, I would like to acknowledge that there has been some great conversation going on this past week.

Did you read a banned book this past week?

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