![]() ![]() “It caused a wave of rapes.” ( Arabian Nights, or One Thousand and One Nights).“Encourages children to break dishes so they won’t have to dry them.” ( A Light in the Attic, by Shel Silverstien).The Top Ten Ludicrous Reasons To Ban A Book In honor of this week, the American Library Association has put together a nifty list of the top ten reasons books have been historically banned ( source): ![]() As in, not a week to ban books or celebrate their banning, but rather one to spend time discovering some of the great titles that have found themselves outlawed and to wonder at a culture that justifies the sometimes active attempt to oppress its own artifacts. ![]() The last week of September is banned books week in Canada and the US. ![]()
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