In Preparation for Banned Books Week ...
September 23, 2010
... I picked up two books to read next week: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (which I'm sure I've read before, but would like to read again, plus Kathleen Duey said it had one of the best middle-grade-aged main character voices, and I'm interested in that) and Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, a heavily challenged book that everyone is in quite a tizzy about currently. Since I've never read Speak, I'm curious as to what all the fuss is about.
You can read more about Banned Books Week here, and check out a list of the Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books in 2009. Then go pick out a banned or challenged book (or two or three!) and celebrate your freedom to read whatever you like! Thank you, First Amendment!!
