Steph Su is hosting a Banned Books Reading Challenge. I'm doing this really late and I'm not even sure if I'll be able to complete it but I'll try. I haven't been to the library or bookstore in FOREVER and that makes me sad =/Starts: September 1, 2010
Ends: October 15, 2010
You know how I do, so you should already know that I'll be reading banned books about poc. Since it's the school year, I'm going to focus on YA/MG since that takes less time.
The Books
1. The Afterlife by Gary Soto
2. Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher (as you all know this is my favorite book EVER. But I don't own it and my first review of it is horrible. So I want to buy this book and give it a way better review)
3. A Hero Ain't Nothing But a Sandwich by Alice Childress
4. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
5. Jamzin's Notebook by Nikki Grimes
6. Shiva's Fire by Suzanne Fisher Staples
7. Romiette & Julio by Sharon Draper
8. Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
9. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
10. Hush by Jacqueline Woodson
It became difficult to find yA/MG books about poc were banned once I decided not to repeat authors. Alex Sanchez, Chris Crutcher, Virginia Hamilton and Jacqueline Woodson have quite a few books about (or featuring) poc that were banned. It's interesting that not many YA/MG poc books are banned compared to the adult books about poc (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Native Son, The Bluest Eye, etc). I wonder why that is?
Those are adult books, but they feature children or teen protagonists and are frequently taught in schools.
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ALL of Chris Crutcher's books have been challenged or banned. Whale Talk is also one of my favorite books.
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