My take on that?? What teenager do you know isn't depressed at one point and/or doesn't rebel against their parents?
My take on that?? When was the last time you wanted to break your dishes to avoid washing them??
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| The Children's Literature Issues Page!! | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Book Banning | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Did you know that The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Little House series, and Julie of the Wolves are in danger of (or have already been) banned?? Have you heard that some say that Shel Silverstein's Where the Sidewalk Ends promotes cannibalism?? (click here for the source) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Here are some other books and the reasons for their banning: (source) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Anne Frank:The Diary of a Young Girl-- "Too Depressing"; contains "rebellion against parental authority" My take on that?? What teenager do you know isn't depressed at one point and/or doesn't rebel against their parents? |
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| Shel Silverstein: A light in the Attic-- an illustration man encourage children to "break dishes so they don't have to wash them" My take on that?? When was the last time you wanted to break your dishes to avoid washing them?? |
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| I'd LOVE to know what you all out there think about book banning. Be sure to vote in the poll below and post your opinion on my forum, found on the main page!! | ||||||||||||||||||||
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