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Banned Books
10 Most Recently Challenged Books
This week we celebrate Banned Books Awareness Week, ere is a list of ten of the most frequently challenged books in the last few years and the reasons they have been challenged!
September 22 2016
Julie S.
65 Banned or Challenged Books that Shaped America
For the past 40 plus years, Half Price Books has strived to uphold co-founder Ken Gjemre’s direction; “We don’t let others, or ourselves, determine what our customers should read.”; So every year we celebrate Banned Books Awareness Week to celebrate our First Amendment rights which enable us to write, speak, publish and read freely.
September 27 2013
Susan R.
40 Banned Books to Read at Your Own Risk
Now, if you are anything like me, you will want to stick it to Big Brother and read as many banned & challenged books as you can, but what if you don’t know what books have been banned? Don’t worry. We polled our 3,000 Bibliomaniacs to let us know what their favorite banned books are. So without further ado, here are 40 Banned [or challenged] Books to Read at Your Own Risk.