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What You Need To Know About Today >From Matt Law, your Editor and Guide --------------------------- EDITOR'S NOTE ---------------------------- Did you know that we're right in the middle of Banned Books Week. As the American Library Association explains on their Web site, the week is set aside to celebrate the freedom to read and remind Americans not to take it for granted. I'm in between books right now, so I might pick up a banned classic on my way home tonight. ------------------------- IN THE SPOTLIGHT --------------------------- Banned Books Week -Literature: Contemporary Guide Mark Flanagan Contemporary Literature Guide Mark Flanagan explains that while books are often challenged, few are ever removed from the library shelves due to the work and determination of teachers and librians. Read on for more and see some commonly-challenged novels. http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOi Why Ban Books? -Literature: Classic Guide Esther Lombardi Classic Literature Guide Esther Lombardi asks a simple question without a good answer. Why ban books? Instead of offering arguments in favor of taking books off the shelves, Esther provides some great quotes from thinkers and authors as to why books should be freely available to all who are interested in them. http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOj Censorship and Book Banning in America -Secondary School Educators Guide Melissa Kelly Secondary School Educators Guide Melissa Kelly takes a look at a few ways teachers can use these "banned" books in their classrooms without creating too many problems. The advice here can also be handy if you're a concerned parent. http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOk ---------------------------- MORE TOPICS ----------------------------- Earthquakes Rattle California and Washington State Geology GuideSite http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOl Get Your Teeth White Oral Health GuideSite http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOm Buy a Home in 11 Steps Home Buying GuideSite http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOn Why Do Leaves Change Color? Portland, ME GuideSite http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOo MP3 Player Buying Guide Portable Entertainment GuideSite http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOp Spam Fighting Tips and Tricks Email GuideSite http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOq How to Throw a Bake Sale Desserts / Baking GuideSite http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOr ----------------------------- TOP PICKS ------------------------------ Banned Books from your Contemporary Literature Guide http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOv Choose a banned book from this Book Sense list of 10 and exercise your right to read! 1. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, by Harper Lee "Lee's insights into the innocence of childhood and the impact of predjudice on society ring as true today as when the book was first published. In our society's current climate, her lessons are all the more welcome and refreshing."--Susan Moore, Full Circle Bookstore, Oklahoma City,OK http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOs 2. KING & KING & FAMILY, by Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland "This illustrated children's book, a contemporary family story, has a light, comic touch as King Lee and King Bertie take a honeymoon trip to the jungle.This story will strike an affectionate chord with all romantics. The first book in the series--King & King--is the most frequently challenged title in 2004."--Emery Pinter,Chapter 11, Atlanta,GA http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOt 3. BRAVE NEW WORLD, by Aldous Huxley "When I was in high school, this amazing book was my first introduction to science fiction. It became one of my all-time favorites. If this book had been banned in my community, I may have never gotten the spark for science fiction, and, boy,would I be missing out."--Amy M. Filak, Danner's Books & Coffee Shop, Muncie, IN http://slclk.about.com/?zi=1/NOu -------------------------- ---------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/E-MAIL_TRIVIA/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
