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Why Was Harry Potter Challenged?

Well, it’s been a really exciting Banned Books Week, as I’ve managed to get up just one post.  I got completely buried in work this week, missed both of my classes as well as both of the assignments for those classes.
As Banned Books Week wraps up, I’ll toss out another interesting conversation for discussion: Why has [...]

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What’s Your Favorite Banned Book?

A simple discussion starter for today:  What’s your favorite book (besides Harry Potter) that has been challenged or banned (past or present)?   Why?
For lists of challenged/banned books, see the links in this post.
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Banned Books Week

Thanks to everyone who has been participating in the great discussions of Sorcerer’s Stone Week!  I’m hoping to catch up with them and join them soon.  We’re transitioning now into Banned Books Week, which begins today.  I won’t be doing a “Day 1,” “Day 2,” etc. like with this past week.  But be sure to [...]

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