Comments on: Have you hugged your banned book yet today? http://thebookishgirl.com/2004/09/29/have-you-hugged-your-banned-book-yet-today/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:48:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Bookish Wendy http://thebookishgirl.com/2004/09/29/have-you-hugged-your-banned-book-yet-today/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Bookish Wendy Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:44:00 +0000 http://thebookishgirl.com/?p=28#comment-27 Thanks a great point Erin. What is equally surprising is the adult literature on that list - The Color Purple being one (I'm assuming the lesbian sex is the trigger there.) I can't even get started on that rant... Thanks a great point Erin. What is equally surprising is the adult literature on that list – The Color Purple being one (I’m assuming the lesbian sex is the trigger there.) I can’t even get started on that rant…

]]> By: Anonymous http://thebookishgirl.com/2004/09/29/have-you-hugged-your-banned-book-yet-today/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Anonymous Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:15:00 +0000 http://thebookishgirl.com/?p=28#comment-26 I'm confused about most of these challenged/banned books. The ones I'm REALLY scratching my head over (those of which I've read): A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle The Witches by Roald Dahl Blubber by Judy Blume What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume These are so innocuous; I can't think of a single reason why anyone would challenge them. Really! I wonder if this is again an example of the knowledge gap between what parents think their children and adolescents know and are interested in/exploring versus what children and adolescents really do know. I remember knowing a lot more than my parents thought I did - not from experience, but because of my peers and because of my own research. This is natural, and part of growing up. ~ E I’m confused about most of these challenged/banned books. The ones I’m REALLY scratching my head over (those of which I’ve read):

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Blubber by Judy Blume
What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

These are so innocuous; I can’t think of a single reason why anyone would challenge them. Really!

I wonder if this is again an example of the knowledge gap between what parents think their children and adolescents know and are interested in/exploring versus what children and adolescents really do know. I remember knowing a lot more than my parents thought I did – not from experience, but because of my peers and because of my own research.

This is natural, and part of growing up.

~ E

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