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Posted: **Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:43 pm**

Disneyfreak1990 wrote:i'm reading Frankenstein for summer reading for English IV and then we're required to read one book of our choice. i'm thinking of reading a classic like The Hobbit for the second one since i don't want Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to be it since i would have to read it in a couple days to finish it.
for summer readin for English III we were required to read a controversal book called To Kill A Mockingbird which i think is the most boring, atrocious, language spitting, and dull i have ever read and i have read quite a few books from dr.suess to stephen king and gregory maguire. then we were also required to read Our Town as our play reading.
to me Frankenstein is a million times better than Mockingbird and whats worse about Mockingbird is the movie which i found even worse and i saw it in English II at my old school, heck i thought Scout was a boy until she came onscreen in her dress since she looked more like a boy.

Wow, that's a lot to get through (meaning your post

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Frankenstein is the best book I've ever read, in my opinion.

To Kill a Mockingbird, I have not read, however it is supposedly one of the best books in the last century. I doubt it was that bad.

Posted: **Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:56 pm**

Mockingbird is on the list of 100 banned books and for good reason. they keep repeating Ni---- everywhere in the book, even by the children.

Posted: **Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:57 am**

Disneyfreak1990 wrote:Mockingbird is on the list of 100 banned books and for good reason. they keep repeating Ni---- everywhere in the book, even by the children.

That does not make the book bad. The ni- word was a word of the time, it is a part of the colloquialism, syntax, and regionalism of the area. It is appropriate to include the word because it fits in the time period. Many of the other books that are included on the 100 most banned books of all time also include Harry Potter, the Catcher in the Rye, and many others, many of which are favorites of many people. A book is usually banned because of outraged parents afraid that their kids are going to be reading naughty words.

Actually here is the list of the most frequently challenged books from 1990-2000, the list to Kill a Mockingbird is on:

thanks to http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksw ... uently.htm

1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2. Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
8. Forever by Judy Blume
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry
15. It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19. Sex by Madonna
20. Earth's Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
27. The Witches by Roald Dahl
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
30. The Goats by Brock Cole
31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry
37. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
40. What's Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
42. Beloved by Toni Morrison
43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
44. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
45. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
46. Deenie by Judy Blume
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
48. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
49. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
55. Cujo by Stephen King
56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
58. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
61. What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
62. Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
64. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
65. Fade by Robert Cormier
66. Guess What? by Mem Fox
67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
71. Native Son by Richard Wright
72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Fantasies by Nancy Friday
73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
74. Jack by A.M. Homes
75. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
77. Carrie by Stephen King
78. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
79. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
80. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
81. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
86. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
87. Private Parts by Howard Stern
88. Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford
89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
95. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
97. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
98. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
99. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

Hmm, when I look at the list I notice some trends. Books that children read frequently in middle school (I noticed a Marucie Sendack book, Shel Siversten, How to Eat Fried Worms, Bridge to Terabithia, Ronald Dahl, just to name a few). I also noticed many "classics" such as Huck Fin, Tom Sawyer, Song of Solomon, Lord of the Flies, Catcher in the Rye, Of Mice and Men, and others. Then the third major group I noticed is the group of sex education books, that obviously would be challenged. There is nothing on this list that says any of these books are bad. Most of these books are just on the list because of over-worried parents thinking their children's precious minds will be damaged, the same thing that can happen by watching Nancy Grace and other news programs.

Posted: **Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:55 pm**

some of those books are on there for a few reasons like Goosebumps it is a horror story for kids and parents are scared that it will give their kids nightmares.
for a majority of the books they have death as a major theme and it is deemed inaprotiate for little kids to learn about it and for some like Harry Potter its because of the magic. just because a certain book is on there dosen't mean its bad just what they thing thats in the book is bad. but i still think Mockingbird is lame and still belongs on there.

Posted: **Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:32 pm**

Wow, that list seems kinda scary... I mean, of course kids shouldn't read horror books when they're too young, but who made that list? Seems really conservative.

@Topic: At the moment I'm reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Can't wait for book 7 to come out.

Posted: **Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:39 pm**

Wait a tick, I'm confused. Those books are banned from school libraries, right?

Posted: **Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:03 pm**

Prince Ali wrote:Wait a tick, I'm confused. Those books are banned from school libraries, right?

The books on this list are most controversial, usually having the most registered complaints by parents, and sometimes certain school libraries and districts where the complaint is made will ban them.

Those are only the top 100, there are probably many more banned in certain school districts.

Posted: **Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:18 pm**

castleinthesky wrote:The books on this list are most controversial, usually having the most registered complaints by parents, and sometimes certain school libraries and districts where the complaint is made will ban them.

Those are only the top 100, there are probably many more banned in certain school districts.

Oh, okay. Thanks for clearing that up.

I can understand why some of those books would be considered inappropriate, but as for the vast majority, not so much. What's wrong with James and the Giant Peach, Brave New World, The Face on the Milk Carton, Cujo, as well as many other books on that list?

My goodness, some people need to lighten up.

Posted: **Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:04 pm**

james and the giant peach i beleive talks about death somewhere but i'm not sure. not sure about the next two but Cujo is a horror book for adults. its about a saint bernard that goes rebid and kills people and a little kid dies in it too.
but i don't really get Goosebumps since its targeted for kids about 7 and i read those before that age and i never got goosebumps from it. for some reason Roald Dahl books are usually always on this list, what's next the bible since it does have stuff from these books too.

Posted: **Sat Jun 30, 2007 8:54 pm**

I finished reading The Road from Cormac McCarthy.

I just started reading The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

Posted: **Sat Jun 30, 2007 8:57 pm**

i am just bout 2 finish lord of the flies then i am reading the princess bride then harry potter and the deathly hollows=] my summa is full!! lol
~Ryn~

Posted: **Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:33 pm**

Just finished "Mrs Frisby and the rats of NIMH"

Am now reading "Bridget Jones's Diary"

Posted: **Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:39 pm**

Half Blood Prince (Harry Potter 6)

Next 2 weeks I'll be done then start reading.....

Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter 7)

Posted: **Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:22 pm**

Mason_Ireton wrote:Half Blood Prince (Harry Potter 6)

Next 2 weeks I'll be done then start reading.....

Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter 7)

more than 2 weeks till it comes out

Posted: **Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:32 pm**

I am usually a huge reader but just havent had time. I am waiting for the final Harry Potter, even took the day off work lol. Im one of those gotta read it in a day people.

Posted: **Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:42 pm**

DisneyGirl22 wrote:I am usually a huge reader but just havent had time. I am waiting for the final Harry Potter, even took the day off work lol. Im one of those gotta read it in a day people.

You have to read those books in a day anyway. If you don't someone will tell you the ending and spoil it for you. And this is the last book! If someone spoils the ending I'll be mortified!

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:22 pm**

I've been reading Robert Price's The Reason Driven Life.

Fascinating critique of Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life.

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:11 pm**

just finished lord of the flies so i started the princess bride by william glodman today
~Ryn~

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:36 pm**

Right now I'm reading Charlie Bone and the Time Twister.

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:21 pm**

I will start The Nanny Diaries tomorrow! It seems good.

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