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If you’re going to ban Harry Potter, at least come up with a better reason

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

September 7, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

Bingo 23 Banned Book The Harry Potter series has been challenged for many things including glorifying witchcraft, encouraging bad behavior like disobeying rules and lying, and for being un-Christian. This recent ban though is almost laughable, but it did make the international news (click for link): Reverend Dan Reehill, head St Edward Catholic School in Nashville, Tennessee, apparently decided that the spells presented in the series were real. He supposedly consulted the Vatican on this, and had the books removed from his school library so […]

CBR11Bingo: Banned Books and Back to School

A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss, E.G. Keller (Illustrator)

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

September 6, 2019 by badkittyuno 2 Comments

I’ve almost got this thing blacked out! Here are two CBRBingo11 reviews — both books courtesy of my children. CBR11Bingo: Banned Books — A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss, E.G. Keller (Illustrator) I can’t remember who got this for my kids — I want to say it was Caitlin_D, but I might be wrong. The thing is, I have many wonderfully liberal and subversive friends and family who would all jump at the chance to buy my boys a book […]

No less powerful when reading it 25 year later…

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

September 2, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

CBR11 Bingo: Banned Books In trying to decide what to read for the Banned Book square, I considered several options, but landed on re-reading this classic. The first time I read To Kill A Mockingbird was in my Grade 10 English class. I remember being shocked as an adult to hear that it was so often protested, because it was just accepted as a classic in my classroom twenty-five-ish years ago. Maybe a difference between where Canadians and Americans draw their lines in the literary sand? […]

Famous Last Words

Looking for Alaska by John Green

August 5, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Banned Books There are a few categories on the Bingo board that have looked slightly more homework like to me than others, and I had the feeling Banned Books was going to be one of them. Fortunately for me, the Top Ten Most Challenged lists of books contain quite a few modern YA novels because of course teachers would want to include current novels to appeal to their students. I had already read a few of them, and some of the choices were […]

I didn’t see what the Perks were

The Perks Of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

July 31, 2019 by Manimama Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Banned Books (https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/books/perks.asp)- this book was banned in 2017 in the school district I attended as a kid, and that my mom taught in until recently. It was deemed offensive due to its ‘explicit sexual references’ which were called “disgusting”. It was specifically banned in a middle school after it was assigned by a substitute teacher for a 7-th grade advanced language arts class. I have to say that while I think banning books is a ridiculous thing, I don’t think this book […]

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

July 10, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

CBR11Bingo – Pajiba Archive — Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone CBR11Bingo – Birthday (Harry’s and JK Rowlings!) — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets CBR11Bingo – Banned Books! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_debates_over_the_Harry_Potter_series) — Any of the rest, but let’s say Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban CBR11Bingo – Reader’s Choice (Sorry Two Heads are Better than One!) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire CBR11Bingo – I love this! (I love books about school, education, and portrayals of purposely bad teachers or educators) Harry Potter […]

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