It’s Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of the right to read sponsored by the American Library Association. Check out this amazing info graphic from Readers.com that highlights some important information about Banned Books. Please welcome Brian Vu from Readers.com…
Did you know Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham was banned in China until 1991? Or that Of Mice and Men was one of the most challenged books during the early 2000s? Great pieces of literature are often lauded for their out of the box thinking, which can lead to not only best sellers but outrage from others. But the difference between a banned book and a challenged book is vast—most scandalous books in our history were never banned, rather challenged by a person or group to remove them for required reading lists. While many challenges are unsuccessful, Readers decided to document some of the most notable challenges and book banning in history. Some titles you may even recognize from your school year reading list!
Fascinating stuff! If you’d like to share this info graphic, please be sure to credit Readers.com and spread the word about Banned Books.
Did any of the books on the list surprise you?
I’ll be back on Friday with a review of Lord of the Flies, one of the most frequently banned classics of all time.
Thanks for celebrating books with me!
Green Eggs and Ham…seriously? Very fascinating! Looking forward to your Lord of the Flies review; I was quite horrified reading it in high school 🙂
I know?! Who knew Dr. Seuss would be banned. Of course, it was in China. So…
Hold on…Fifty Shades of Grey was banned in part because it was poorly written? That’s ridiculous; by those standards there should be many more banned books!
Lord of the Flies is one of my favorite classics, and my tenth grader is reading Catcher in the Rye in English right now.
The DaVinci Code surprised me, but I suppose it shouldn’t.
Re: Fifty Shades- yes, a terrible reason to ban a book. I can think of many other reasons why that book doesn’t belong in a school library! I enjoyed Lord of the Flies – I was hesitant to read it, but it’s a very thought provoking novel with relevance today. More on that Friday… 😉