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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Burned Books

If you haven't seen them yet, time is running out. The 100 books, "burned" as part of the We the People Grant will be unwrapped on Monday, February 20th. Come in and read about censorship in our country in the past five years. Below are a few of the most commonly banned titles.

The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
Blubber by Judy Blume
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Fade by Robert Cormier
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Carrie by Stephen King

Exercise your freedom...READ!

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