Are You There God? Its Me, Margret.

This is probably one of the most commonly banned books written for girls my age. It has been on my list for about a year now and finally made it to the top because Mrs. Sanders (the librarian at my school) suggested that I read it in honor of Banned Books Week. I am really glad that I did because it was wonderful. I was going to put my favorite part into the review, but I can't decide. They were all great!!! One of the ways I cøuld tell that that this book had been around for along time is that whenever I told an adult woman that I was reading it she would say that she had read and loved it when she was my age. The reason this book was banned so frequently is blatantly obvious when you read the back: because it deals with puberty and religion. I think that all girls my age should read this book (even though I have always said the best books can be read by girls or boys, I think this one is an exception).

Rating: *****

More Harry Potter Talk

That Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets all made the FUSE Top 100 all made the FUSE Top 100 is no surprise to me. JK Rowling’s books have been some of the most popular children books in my lifetime and some people say in any time. I was at the “young” end of the original Potter craze; my parents talk about how often the books looked even bigger than me when I read them. Now I have read the series several times over and had the added bonus of listening to them being read by Jim Dale as audio books on family car trips. If you haven't heard these audio books yet, go RIGHT NOW and get them, they are amazing!


The Harry Potter books were banned because they talked about magic.  That made them unchristian, so some people decided that people shouldn't be allowed to read them.  Because a book talks about something you don't believe in doesn't mean you can take away other people's right to read it.  That is just not fair to all of the people in the world who would have loved the Harry Potter series but didn't get to read it because it was banned.

The Dictionary!?!?!?!?!

How on earth could someone justify banning the dictionary??? The dictionary is such a wonderful resource. When one editon has one or two words you don't think have appropriate definition, you cN't just ban that edition. What are the odds that that definition will even be looked at? If a dictionary has a word you don't approve of, it probably has 171,000 words that you are fine with your kids knowing. Everyone should have access to a resource like The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, which has been banned for it's definition of oral sex. It's a dictionary!!! Do you think it's fair to ban a dictionary?

Banned Books Week

This week is Banned Books Week and I think that it is important to celebrate children's right to read. I think that kids have a right to read whatever they want to. If a parent doesn't want their child to read a book, they can discuss that with their child. Books written for children should be available to children. Reading is the way children learn many things. Authors have a reason for every word they put into a book and if they don't believe that children or adults will benefit from the words, they will leave them out. If a book is banned from one word that its author used, children will not benefit from any of the words used. Moving books to restricted shelves does the same thing. Not all children will have access to them and they deserve that access. All children should have access to any book they would like to read. I am glad that my parents let me read whatever I want. I feel if I hadn't been able to read challenged books I would not have been able to learn so much and excel in the world of children's literature. I believe that in order to excel in all fields children need to read. The library club at my school is celebrating banned books this week by putting all of the banned books in the library on display because if you tell a kid not to open a cabinet, all they are gonna do is open it. It is like that for books. I don't like to read banned books more than other books, but I love all books and I feel like if I hadn't been allowed to read them I wouldn't have learned so much about children's literature.
In the next week I will be posting new book reviews on banned books I have read and reposting a few of the reviews I have done on banned or challenged books.  What is your favorite banned or challenged book?

Banned Books Week

This week is Banned Books Week and I think that it is important to celebrate children's right to read.  I think that kids have a right to read whatever they want to.  If a parent doesn't want their child to read a book, they can discuss that with their child.  Books written for children should be available to children.  Reading is the way children learn many things.  Authors have a reason for every word they put into a book and if they don't believe that children or adults will benefit from the words, they will leave them out.  If a book is banned from one word that its author used, children will not benefit from any of the words used.  Moving books to restricted shelves does the same thing.  Not all children will have access to them and they deserve that access.  All children should have access to any book they would like to read.  I am glad that my parents let me read whatever I want.  I feel if I hadn't been able to read challenged books I would not have been able to learn so much and excel in the world of children's literature.  I believe that in order to excel in all feilds children need to read.