Banned Books Week: John O'Hara Story, and Win an Amazon Gift Card!

Saturday, September 24, 2011
To commemorate Banned Books Week, The Muffin is participating in the Banned Books Week Blog Hop sponsored by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer. All of the posts and prizes are related to banned books so stop hopping and see which of your favorite reads might have once been banned. So after you enjoy our post, stop by I Am a Reader, Not A Writer and start hopping!

Blog Hop Giveaway:

If you would like to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card to purchase your favorite banned book, please leave a comment at the end of this post to be entered in a random drawing. The giveaway contest closes Saturday, October 1 at 11:59 PM, PST. For an extra entry, link to this post with the hashtag #bannedbooks, then come back and leave us a link to your tweet. We'll be announcing the winner here at The Muffin on Monday, October 3. Good Luck!

John O'Hara -- Banned in His Own Hometown

Small towns are usually inordinately proud of their native sons (and daughters). They name streets after them, they erect statues, they have festivals celebrating them. Pottsville, Pennsylvania does all this for John O'Hara, author of short stories and novels such as Appointment at Samarra, BUtterfield 8, and Ten North Frederick from the 1930s to the 1970s. Pottsville didn't always think of O'Hara so fondly.

You would think an area known as the home of the country's oldest brewery and anthracite coal would be excited to add "home of famous author" to the list. Perhaps...if it had been anything except O'Hara's books. Like William Faulkner, O'Hara wrote novels thinly based on the area where he grew up. Pottsville became Gibbsville, and other towns and businesses in the Schuylkill County area were re-christened with easy to decipher names. Readers around the country loved O'Hara's novels filled with sex, drinking and scandal. The people of Pottsville, certain the characters of Gibbsville were THEM, were not as in love with books they felt were revealing all the town's secrets to the world.

So the area libraries "restricted" O'Hara's books. Yes, they had them but they didn't want them to fall into "innocent hands" so the librarians kept them hidden behind the desk. You had to come up and ask specifically for these books so scandalous they couldn't even be placed on the shelves! It was the 1950's...asking for an O'Hara book was the same as marching up to the bespectacled librarian and shouting, "I'm a sex maniac! Give me Playboy! Give me the Kama Sutra! Give me O'Hara!" And, since it was a small town, within days everyone--including your mother and your minister--would know what book was on your TBR pile. I can't imagine many people checked out O'Hara's books. By restricting O'Hara's books, the libraries effectively banned them.

Thankfully, restriction has gone the way of bespectacled librarians shushing visitors to the library. John O'Hara has claimed his rightful place on our shelves and no one is shocked to see a patron checking out Ten North Frederick. In fifty years I wonder how many of the uproars over books will seem laughable to us?

Tell us, what banned books have you read? Which do you intend to read to celebrate Banned Books Week? You can find a list here.

Blog Hop Giveaway:
Win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

1. For your first entry, just leave a comment on this post! Leave a comment or tell us what banned book you've read (or intend to read) to be entered in the random drawing.

2. For an extra entry, link to this post on Twitter with the hashtag #bannedbooks, then come back and leave us a link to your tweet.

This blog hop giveaway closes Saturday, October 1 at 11:59 PM, PST. We will announce the winner in the comments section of this post on Monday, October 3 and if we have the winner's address from the comments section, we will also notify the winner via email.

Good luck!

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Sioux Roslawski said...

"James and the Giant Peach" I do not get. For some, I understand the backward, narrow-minded thinking. However, some of my favorites are on that list.("Flowers for Algernon" takes me back to my middle-school reading. Was it the "experiment" that was so offensive?)

Anonymous said...

From on that list, I've read Catcher in the Rye, Of Mice and Men, Carrie, Huckleberry Finn, Grapes of Wrath, The Shining, The Color Purple,Lord of the Flies and some other titles. Banning a dictionary must be the topper!

Susie Chadwick said...

I've read tons of banned books! Harry Potter, for example. =)

Yenhex said...

I love the Harry Potter series and have read a bunch of other banned books - Little Women, The Lovely Bones, Twilight, His Dark Materials trilogy etc. While I can see why some of the books are banned, I'm puzzled why books like Little Women or even a dictionary is banned.

Thanks for hosting the giveaway!

Yenhex said...

I tweeted - https://twitter.com/#!/yenhex/status/117560342455914496

Jennie Kay Writes said...

I've read most of these books. It's just crazy! That's sad when I think about the fact that these are exactly the books that my struggling reading students reach for.

allena said...

What book HAVEN"T I read? Farenheit 451 was my fave though.

"To censor is to refuse to debate, confront, educate. THe greatest risk of censorship is that there will always be a reason to censor...tomorrow it will be whatever doesn't please the authorities or those that proclaim themselves the keepers of the dominant values of society. Censorship is the IMPOTENCE of those in power. Since they can't convince, they regress." (Quote by Jose Luis Ramos Escobar)

Judy said...

I have read most of these books. I do not understand the banning of most books. Most is based on life, and you shouldn't try to hide life and how it plays out, even though it is not always correct.


Judy
magnolias_1[at]msn[dot]com

Ashley said...

I've read the Hunger Games and the Harry Potter books just to name a few.

hewella1 at gmail dot com

LuAnn said...

I've read a number of these books and it saddens me that so many "classics" have been challenged over the years, including the dictionary!

reading_frenzy at yahoo dot com

ebaker said...

I've read a bunch of the books on the banned book list: To Kill A Mockingbird, Twilight, The Lovely Bones, Harry Potter etc.
e(dot)baker219(at)gmail(dot)com

Library Lady said...

I've read several banned books but one of my fave older titles is Of Mice and Men.
GFC Follower Library Lady
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Amber Polo said...

As a librarian, I've probably read all the banned books. :)
amber at amberpolo dot com

Anonymous said...

Ulysses was a banned book? The Canterbury's Tales? Little Red Riding Hood? I've read many of the books on this list and find it funny that Lord of the Flies and The Grapes of Wrath were required reading in school. speaking of that...I heard Huck Finn is still banned today. SAD.

Anonymous said...

http://twitter.com/#!/RCchrps

Christina Mercer said...

Little Women? Really? The dictionary? Geesh! I've read so many of these on the list, and loved them all.

Also tweeted:
https://twitter.com/#!/cwritebuzz/status/117680350154596353

JBarr5 said...

grapes of wrath


wow when i went to school they were on the required list to read, thanks for having this tour.
Julie

Alicia said...

I've read Speak and want to read Crank. Love banned books!

aliciacald at gmail dot com

dawns41 said...

I have read quite a few banned books like To Kill A Mockingbird, Little Women, The Grapes of Wrath, Huck Finn, The Lord of the Flies, Flowers for Algernon. Good Grief these books being banned is sad. so sad.
dawns_horizen@yahoo.com

Kayla Eklund said...

I've read Crank and thought it was incredible. It saddens me that some people aren't able to read it.

kaylalovesandrew09@yahoo.com

Mysharona said...

Catcher in the rye amongst others

Gaby said...

Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma


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Anonymous said...

I've read Speak. Love banned books!!!


gaby011421@yahoo.com

BookStacksOnDeck said...

Couple of faves are 1984, To Kill a Mockingbird, & The Hunger Games. I'd like to read Crank.
-Heather@BookStacksOnDeck
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Jennifer said...

I've read several but The Hunger Games is one of my favs.
Jennifer @ Fictitious Musings
jennifer(@)fictitiousmusings(dot)com

scottsgal said...

I'd like to read the Hunger Games or Twilight
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Unknown said...

I'd like to read The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Machler.

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Unknown said...

I'd love to read Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Can't believe that it was banned. Go figure! Thank you for this opportunity!
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Unknown said...

I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/#!/smallftprints/status/117765828862152704
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Jennifer said...

I've read the hunger games and loved it. Thanks.

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Jennifer said...

tweeted:
http://twitter.com/#!/jlkalman26/status/117767891167875072

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Margo Dill said...

Love CRANK, THE GIVER, THE HUNGER GAMES, SPEAK. . .I actually love it when books are banned because then they usually become even more popular than they were before. Everybody (except the banners) want to read a banned book.

Great idea, ladies!

Margo
margo@margodill (dot) com

Michelle @ Book Briefs said...

I would love to read the giver!

Thank you for this giveaway.

chelle2006 @ aol.com

-Michelle

Kelly Boyer Sagert said...

I've read quite a few banned books. Here are some:

Carrie
Cujo
Huckleberry Finn
Of Mice and Men
Ordinary People
The Catcher in the Rye
To Kill a Mockingbird

Malea said...

I've read several banned books, and at the moment am rereading "To Kill a Mockingbird" (probably the 10th time or more...), and am working with a tutoring student on the book. Some of my other favorites: Huck Finn, Catch-22, Fahrenheit 451, Catcher in the Rye (read this with my student last year), Grapes of Wrath, and soooo many more!

Kelly Boyer Sagert said...

Also tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/KBSagert/status/117774664910127104

Debra Stang said...

I've read several books that were banned for one reason or another, but my favorite is still "Annie On My Mind," a young adult novel about two teenage girls falling in love.

I didn't even know it existed until a school district about 30 miles from where I lived at the time sponsored a book burning (no, I am not making this up).

I rushed out and bought a copy right away. I'm glad I did, because it is a beautiful book. About a year later, I was fortunate enough to meet the author and have her autograph it for me.

Lisa Borkoski said...

Some of the books on this list just leave me scratching my head ... especially some of the classics like Little Women, To Kill a Mockingbird and Catcher in the Rye (one of my all time favorites). It's also interesting that some of Stephen King's books are on this list. While I love him and own all of his novels, I can't imagine why a school would even have the need to ban them, as they aren't really suitable for a English class' syllabus.

JBarr5 said...

grapes of wrath

wow when i went to school they were on the required list to read, thanks for having this tour.
Julie

Lisa Borkoski said...

Here is the link to my Twitter, where I linked back to this awesome blog!

http://twitter.com/#!/woohoo02

Trish said...

I believe the last one (among many on the lists) I read has to have been one of the Harry Potter books, and parts of Huck Finn again, to mourn the new edits.

books4me said...

I want to read Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury!

books4me67 at ymail.com

Lori said...

Wow, unbelievable! I’ve already read the high majority of these books. Now I want to make it a personal goal of reading every book on this list… everything from A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess to Witches, Pumpkins, and Grinning Ghosts: The Story of the Halloween Symbols by Edna Barth… and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee twice because I loved it so much the first 3 times I’ve read it! :)

Unknown said...

I've read several banned or challenged books, too many to remember but one I want to read and have not is Crank.


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D.A. said...

Reading any or all banned books is the best revenge to censorship!

Elisabeth said...

I AM proud to say that I have read 18 of these books and now I have more to add to my TBR pile :) No book should ever be banned. If you don't like the subject matter, don't read the book!

Lori said...

Cheers to no more banned books! Thanks for the list.

https://twitter.com/#!/Lori_Twining/status/117779906598940672

Vanessa Nix Anthony said...

The Banned Books lists are my "What-to-read-next-lists ~ all the best books live there!

Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/nessnix/status/117781578746314753

Fokxxy said...

I have never read Catcher in the Rye and would like to

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Anonymous said...

I read all the books from the harry potter and twilight series.
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Chunming said...

I enjoyed reading Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. It is a great book
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Christine A. said...

I just finished the Hunger Games- great. There are so many more on the banned list that I need to read. Thanks for this giveaway.
GFC- Christine A.
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Michele Sinclair said...

I find that I own, use, or have read 29 of the books. It would seem that I have been reading the right books.

LuAnn Schindler said...

I've read 45 of the books on the list. One of my favorites - To Kill a Mockingbird - is on the list and it's hard to believe people ban a book that has so many redemptive lessons.

Another favorite - Lady Chatterly's Lover - IMO - was tame. Probably not for the time it was written, but I've read far racier books than this one.

Call me a reading rebel, but I like to read a wide variety and the great thing is NOBODY can tell me what I can or cannot purchase to read!

Valerie Taylor Mabrey said...

Wow I never knew how many Banned books i have allowed my mind to take in. I like so many. some are Harry Potter, clockwork orange and so many more

vmkids3 at msn dot com

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the giveaway!
My favorite banned book is The Giver.

stephaniemcnemar AT gmail DOT com

The Happy Booker said...

I've read about 1/3 of the Top 100 Most Challenged books. My favorite of those include Go Ask Alice and A Prayer for Owen Meany. Its absurd that so many of these are challenged and even banned from school libraries by parents who think that censorship should replace communication. Thanks for the giveaway!
Donna @ The Happy Booker
ahappybooker at gmail dot com

throuthehaze said...

I've read a lot of banned books but my favorite is The Giver by Lois Lowry.
throuthehaze at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

I have read East of Eden by John Steinbeck.

rhoneygtn at yahoo dot com

Janelle said...

Fortunately, when I was in school, most of these books were required reading, and I don't mean for college either. These provocative tomes sparked many class discussions, ideas, debate, and free speech.
Chanticlear1(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks for your generosity and being a part of this vital Banned Books Week Giveaway Hop!

clc408 said...

I've read lots of banned books - Huckleberry Finn, Catcher In the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird are just a few examples. Fight for your right to read!

clc408 said...

Tweet
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Sheila (Bookjourney) said...

Your post is really interesting! I loved reading it. As far as banned books - LOVE THEM and we are doing a whole week of posts and a huge giveaway at Book Journey too.

My favorite is To Kill A Mockingbird... currently reading A Room With A View by EM Foster

journeythroughbooks@gmail.com

April said...

Books should not be banned for any reason. It isn't right.

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Liz said...

Want to thank you for your post and giveaway.

The American Library Association website for banned/challenged books--short list for classics only--includes To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee; 1984, by George Orwell; A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway; Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell; and Sophie’s Choice, by William Styron. The first four were required reading in my school days.

A commenter on Murder She Writes, however, took me aback by mentioning the Bible, which of course is banned in some places.

Anonymous said...

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I WANT TO READ THE HUNGRY GAMES

Virginia said...

Holy sacred Kow! I read many of these books without knowing they were banned. I had to laugh at some of the entries. It's funny how some of the banned books became Disney movies. I copied the list so I can read the ones I missed. I read Flowers for Algernon in the 6th grade; renamed Charlie at one point.

kdkdkd said...

I have read most of what is on that list over the years but I want to read The Devil's Alternative by Frederick Forsyth

jcwega27 said...

Loved 'The Lonely Bones'
jessicawedwards@gmail.com

Emily said...

Some of my favorite banned books include The Color Purple, Beloved, The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1984, Brave New World, and The Lord of the Rings. I'd love to finally read The Grapes of Wrath or The Satanic Verses.
eeoshiel(at)uncg(dot)edu

Amanda King said...

Thanks for the giveaway! :)

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Anonymous said...

Thanks for the giveaway!
daniellesaunders1984(at)hotmail(dot)com

hale2005 said...

I would like to see a list of banned books!

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hale2005 said...

tweet

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Unknown said...

I have read the Hunger Games, To Kill a Mocking Bird, and the Perks of Being a Wallflower!

I loved them all :)

katvela12345 AT hotmail.com

Unknown said...

I tweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/mrscupcakeman/status/118064474140852224

Angelica R. Jackson said...

I did a post on my blog for banned books week, including a video for the Virtual Read-out, at http://angelicarjackson.blogspot.com/2011/09/banned-books-week.html

Thank you for helping to fight censorship!

ham1299 said...

I have read MANY banned books. Some of my favorites: Harry Potter, the Hunger Games, Huckleberry Finn, Scars, ...

ham1299(at)gmail(dot)com

Barbara Montag said...

I've read Carrie by Stephen King.
I have no idea so many book were banned.
Thank you.
barbara dot montyj at gmail dot com

Barbara Montag said...

And I tweeted.
http://twitter.com/#!/JalapenoMama/status/118092239560912896

hedgerhousehold said...

Thank you for the giveaway
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kyl neusch said...

would like to win!

kira meier said...

Thank you so much for doing this event! It's such a good cause!

hk11kira (@) gmail (.) com

Anonymous said...

I recently read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and quite enjoyed it. Thanks for the giveaway!

abbydillon16 AT yahoo DOT com

sksweeps said...

I'd like to read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

sksweeps (at) earthlink (dot) net

Anonymous said...

Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/abbydillon16/status/118130983441678336

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Jesse said...

The last banned book I read was The Catcher in the Rye... such a great book!

jesse.nicole.paul (at) gmail (dot) com

Thanks for the giveaway! I'm on the hop too: http://elle-lit.blogspot.com/2011/09/banned-books-week-hop-with-author.html

Diana said...
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Jen Bigheart said...

Hopping by to say thank you for participating this year! Great post!

Jen

Diana said...

I actually haven't read that many banned books but I'm surprised by the few that I have.

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Jasmine Rose said...

I've read The Hunger Games, but there's so many more I plan to read after this week like TTYL and Twenty Boy Summer.

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Gael McCarte said...

As a pscychologist I am always amazed when a family member bans/forbids another to read a particular book, or books in general. I have never understood the fear of the written word.

The Romanceaholic said...

I've apparently read a lot of banned books. Some, I can almost understand (at least in school libraries) such as The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty.

But some of them? Diary of Anne Frank, Hunger Games, Harry Potter for cryin' out loud? Just craziness.

Thanks for the giveaway!

Jess
Romanceaholic at gmail dot com

The (Mis)Adventures of a College Book Addict said...

I love banned books! I would probably buy Crank
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Lolawid said...

Wow, I've read the Harry Potter series, Twilight, Hunger Games, Lord of the Rings, The Giver, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Wrinkle in Time, and many others! Thanks for doing this!

widsfam7 @ digis dot net

Anonymous said...

When someone mentions banned books, the first 2 that I have read and that come to mind are To Kill a Mockingbird and The Giver. Both of these books are favorites of mine!
Thanks for the opportunity!
-Carly Waid
carlymartellowaid(at)yahoo(dot)com

sustahl said...

I have read "Death of a Salesman" and "Huckleberry Finn"
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sustahl said...

I tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/rsmstahley/status/118172809137627136
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anme said...

I've read several banned books: Animal Farm, 1984, Brave New World, A Wrinkle in Time, Harry Potter...

One I was amazed to find out had been challenged before was at least one of the Little House on the Prarie books.

Thank you for the giveaway!
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Anonymous said...

Cranked
Thanks so much!! Janna Johnson jannajanna@hotmail.com janna@feedyourpig on gfc

Krysten Lindsay Hager said...

I've read a bunch of these books, the Just Blume ones, Norma Klein (oh to think my super strict grade school let me read some of her books for Friday reading!), Catcher in the Rye, the Harry Potter books, A Wrinkle in Time. Thank goodness for open minded teachers and librarians!

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Unknown said...

Carrie by Stephen King...that was the first "horror" book I ever read and I've been hooked ever since.

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Unknown said...

Tweeted:
http://twitter.com/#!/auntiethesis/status/118250411252649984

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Alexander said...

Interesting list you made here! Thanks for all the information!

Kirsty said...

I've read most of the books on this list.

Cathy C. Hall said...

Yep, I've read quite a few of those banned books. In fact, banning a book just makes me want to read it even more.

Last year, I read a YA called THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER ROUND THINGS and really enjoyed it. So I'll probably check out the latest YA banned book--and read it twice!

Tara said...

I think that I'll read a Harry Potter book this week! I also have Twenty Boy Summer on my Nook waiting to be read!

Thanks for the giveaway!

TaraTagli at gmail dot com

craft brag said...

Lolita is actually one of my all time favorite books. The writing is amazing.

~ Jenna

SueBE said...

I'm surprised at how many of those books I've read! I'm going to reread what was probably my first - The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Snyder.
--SueBE

S.A. Turnbull said...

The entire Harry Potter series.

I plan to read these to my children.

Chey said...

Thanks for the giveaway! I absolutely love The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.

mcrs_venin(at)hotmail(dot)com

Brittney said...

I recently finsihed the hunger games
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Alisia said...

i have read so many books that are banned and i didnt even know it haha
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Lisa Richards/alterlisa said...

Thanks for participating in the blog hop.
I've read about 25 of the top 100 banned books. My favorites are Harry Potter, Hunger Games, The giver & a Wrinkle in time.
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Lisa Richards/alterlisa said...

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debbie said...

I have read all the stephen king novels on the list, of mice and men and flowers for algernon. What a shame those are all great books.
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Crystal F said...

I've read a few of them but I will list To Kill A Mockingbird as one. thank you!
crystalfaulkner2000 at yahoo dot com

Amanda said...

I've read quite a few, but I still haven't read To Kill a Mockingbird. Need to do that.

sablelexi said...

I've read a few banned books, the most recent one would be The Hunger Games.

jlynettes @ hotmail . com

Linda Kish said...

The Catcher in the Rye, Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, The Lord of the Flies, 1984, Animal Farm, The Call of the Wild, The Lord of the Rings, The Jungle, In Cold Blood

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alovelywriterxo said...

From the list of banned books, I've read Crank, Twilight, and TTYL. I want to read more though, makes me feel like a rebellion. :D

x
Sierra(:
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Mia J. said...

I have read a lot of banned books like Great gatsby and Harry Potter.

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Krystal Larson said...

tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/Icecream1891/status/118547702136053760

Krystal Larson said...

edysicecreamlover18@gmailDOTcom I have actually read almost all on that list and skimmed the rest ((I am a dork)) >< I liked almost all of them too, favorite is Fahrenheit 451

Stephanie said...

I really liked the Hunger Games books! Thanks for the giveaway!
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Alicia said...

I read Speak and loved it.

aliciacald at gmail dot com

SpadesHighReads said...

Thank you for hosting this giveaway and for being a part of the Banned Books Week Hop!!
Have a safe and great week!! =)

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SpadesHighReads said...

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Dinda said...

The banned books I've read are Harry Potter, Twilight, The Hunger Games and Scars. I would love to read Twenty Boy Summer.

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Anonymous said...

I've read so many of them :) I feel so proud! Absolute favorites? 1984, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Of Mice and Men.

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Anonymous said...

I tweeted!! https://twitter.com/#!/KereesaReads/status/118649434916651008

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Misusedinnocence said...

To Kill a Mockingbird is my favorite!

misusedinnocence@aol.com

Lenasledgeblog.com said...

My favorite banned book is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. I would buy The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Thanks for the giveaway.

Here's Mine. Hope you'll stop by and enter as well: Read Banned Books Week Hop and Giveaway

Lenasledgeblog.com said...

Link to my tweet:

http://twitter.com/#!/LenaSledge/status/118717255767949313

kristina shields said...

i would love to win the amazon card. thx so much!

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Jeryl M. said...

I have read lots of books that were banned at one time or another, Forever, Blubber, Huckleberry Finn, The Upstairs Room, Summer of My German Soldier, The Diary of Anne Frank, and the Harry Potter books to name a few. All of these I would like to share with my daughters. Some now, and some when they are older. Thanks for the great giveaway.

jeryl.marcus@gmail.com

Michele said...

Thanks for the giveaway.

I plan to read To kill a Mockingbird...haven't read it since hs and would love to read it again.

jmluker at winco dot net

Suz said...

Thanks for this amazing giveaway - I would love to win! I loved the Hunger Games trilogy and To Kill a Mockingbird.

susanw28 (at) mindspring (dot) com

Katie said...

My fav banned books are Speak, Hunger Games and To Kill a Mockingbird

thanks for the giveaway!

gfc follower: Katie

katie_tp(at)yahoo(dot)com

CrystalGB said...

I have read the Harry Potter series and loved it. Thanks for the giveaway.
Crystal816[at]hotmail[dot]com

Carol said...

Linked to this post: http://twitter.com/#!/CarolWiley/status/118794506966544384

Unknown said...

I intend to read 20 boy summer.
amandarwest atgmaildotcom

nfmgirl said...

I've read a few books on the list, but one that I don't think that I've gotten to yet that looks really good is The Grapes of Wrath. One of my favorites that I've already read is The Color Purple.

nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com

Juana said...

I intend to read Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.

jmesparza821(at)gmail(dot)com

Juana said...

Tweeted:

http://twitter.com/#!/jmesparza821/status/118830296274714624

jmesparza821(at)gmail(dot)com

poisnivyred said...

I've read the Hunger Games and I would like to read Crank for banned books week!

Poisnivyred AT gmail.com

slehan said...

I've read most of the banned books (I make it a point to).
I love The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Thanks for the contest.

slehan said...

http://twitter.com/#!/slehan/status/118947076519374848

Nancy said...

Wow, that is an interesting list. I never realized how many of the books I have read were banned at some time or another. I thought every one had to read Grapes of Wrath and To Kill a Mockingbird in school.

Nancy said...

Tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/119042827807240192

Tiffany Drew said...

What the heck is wrong with Flowers For Algernon that someone would want this banned? This is such a good book!

I've read a few books on the list, including: Flowers for Algernon, The Scary Stories series, The Hunger Games, and Speak. I really need to read some more though. There are so many!

jaidahsmommy(at)comcast(dot)net

Catherine Lee said...

I have read just about EVERY banned book! Just as soon as someone labels a book "inappropriate" or "subversive," I feel compelled to read it! My favorites are To Kill a Mockingbird, Animal Farm, And Tango Makes Three...

catherinelee100[at]gmail[dot]com

Catherine Lee said...

I tweeted about your giveaway:
http://twitter.com/#!/CapeFearLibn/status/119145166396338176

donnas said...

Ive read quite a few from Classics like the Great Gatsby to modern like The Hunger Games.

bacchus76 at myself dot com

donnas said...

tweet - http://twitter.com/#!/DonnaS1/status/119207468197871616

bacchus76 at myself dot com

latishajean said...

I have read so many harry potter, hunger games, twilight, vampire academy all great books! Thank you for the blog hop great giveaway!
tishajean@ charter.net

latishajean said...

Tweeted too
https://twitter.com/#!/latishajean/status/119221385217323008
tishajean@ charter.net

Ironstrangeprompts said...

I have read 11 of the books of the list and I am hoping this giveaway hop will allow me to read even more of them. Thank you for hosting this giveaway.

derangedpegasus@gmail.com

Susan @ The Book Bag said...

I have almost all of Stephen King's books and I am sure most if not all of the have been banned at one time or another.

Thanks for participating in the hop!

suzebomb(at)gmail.com

June M. said...

There are many banned/challenged books that I have loved in my life. Stephen King's books, SE Hinton, etc.
GFC: June M.
manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com

Ramblings of a Part time Druid said...

I loved The Lovely Bones and Scary Stories.. both banned at one point. but great books

raynekitten@gmail.com

June M. said...

Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/JuneAnnM/status/119262161976557571
manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com

magic5905 said...

I have read most of the banned books and enjoyed them. Love Amazon. Thanks.
magic5905 at embarqmail dot com

magic5905 said...

https://twitter.com/#!/harvester5905/status/119266736129310721

Anonymous said...

I've read over a dozen of the books on the list. By far, my favorite is To Kill A Mockingbird. I never knew any entity had banned it. How sad such a beautiful American masterpiece should be treated so.

chrisdeglen(at)gmail(dot)com

Erin said...

I've read several banned books, but my favorite so far is Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. A close second is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee!

erinreadsblog AT gmail DOT com

Dominique said...

I've read many without having realized it lol. My favorite one is Of Mice and Men.

couponcookie at gmail dot com

Dominique said...

Tweet:

http://twitter.com/#!/laylees/status/119491205917712385

couponcookie at gmail dot com

Nickolay said...

To kill a Mockingbird is by far my favorite

jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

Mellysa said...

The banned books I've read are Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games. I would love to read Twenty Boy Summer.

Thaks for the giveaway!

http://twitter.com/#!/cullenezious/status/119516592764760065

mellysa dot ch at gmail dot com

April X said...

Thanks for the giveaway! I love the Harry Potter books, although I only own the 7th one :( Maybe I'll try and get one with the gift card if I win :)

I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/ramen_addict/status/119520008878567425

aprilxu2222@gmail.com

The Sunshyn said...

I've read the Harry Potter books, Huckleberry Finn, and a number of other books on that list
chainmail (at) iwon(dot) com

The Sunshyn said...

I tweeted
https://twitter.com/#!/The_Sunshyn/status/119533882822496256
chainmail (at) iwon(dot) com

nayjf said...

I have read most of the books on this list and I think it is absurd to interrupt the awesome life lessons young people could be learning from these great books.

nayjf said...

nayjf(at)yahoo(dot)com

ashley said...

I just re read Harry Potter!

ashtreygonesmokeya@yahoo.com

ashley said...

Tweeted- http://twitter.com/#!/Holt9102/status/119547559726424066

ashtreygonesmokeya@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

Awesome giveaway. I love reading/banned challenged books. I have read the Harry Potter series, Twilight, and To Kill a Mockingbird to name a few.

supaflychikenpi2 AT gmail DOT com

Laura H. said...

Thanks for the great giveaway and for participating in this blog hop! I've read the Harry Potter series, the Twilight series, "Gone with the Wind" and "The Handmaid's Tale" to name a few.

BornajhawkATaolDOTcom

Laura H. said...

Tweeted giveaway: https://twitter.com/#!/MamaHendo3/status/119590444987465728

BornajhawkATaolDOTcom

Ruth said...

I would like to read Brave New World. Thanks!
ruthaw_1974@yahoo.com

Ruth said...

tweeted:
http://twitter.com/#!/ruthhill74/status/119593525024264192

Unknown said...

I've read sherlock holmes,da vinci code,the hobbit,harry potter and some I wouldn't even thought would be banned/challenged :O

I'd like to read perks of a wallflower XD

kimyunalesca(at)yahoo(dot)com

Anonymous said...

My favorite banned book has been "For Whom the Bells Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway! alicia.ebaugh at gmail dot com

brookea_2006 said...

I really want to read Perks of Being a Wallflower. Thanks for the giveaway!

brookea_2006 at yahoodotcom

Darlene said...

Some banned books that I've read include: Diary of Anne Frank, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and the Twilight series.

Thanks for the giveaway!

darlenesbooknook at gmail dot com

Darlene said...

+1 for tweeting:

http://twitter.com/#!/DarleneBookNook/status/119620490603139072

darlenesbooknook at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

I posted "Check out banned books contest at Wow-womenonwriting.com at #bannedbooks. Win a $20 Amazon gift card!" on twitter at:

http://twitter.com/#!/writelane/status/119708505153355776

cindykerschner@gmail.com
Thanks again for the contest!

kbruson said...

Thank you so much for the banned book giveaway! There is one book in particular that I would just love to read! sandrayola@msn.com

kbruson said...

tweeted about the giveaway here! https://twitter.com/#!/kbruson/status/119771840838238208 kbruson sandrayola@msn.com

Denise Donaldson (MistySunrise) said...

read Catcher in the Rye

itsjustme62613 at gmail.com

Denise Donaldson (MistySunrise) said...

tweet

http://twitter.com/#!/MistySunrise/status/119774752880594945

itsjustme62613 at gmail.com

Jenn S. said...

Re-reading The Harry Potter series. Love so many of the books on the banned books list.
jas8929(at)gmail(dot)com

Karli said...

Thank you for the generous giveaway. :) Banning books really is a terrible thing, and its so fantastic all of you on the linky list are raising awareness! Bravo!

Please count me in for the giveaway!

Karaliene24[@]gmail[.]com

Karli said...

Also tweeted : http://twitter.com/#!/creatingfantasy/status/119780963894042625

Karaliene24[@]gmail[.]com

Deb S. said...

I've read lots of books on the list but my favorite all time book is The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.

Currently my son is reading One Day in The Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn and I'm rereading it with him.

dlsloveblogs(at)gmail(dot)com

Amanda K Jaros said...

Twelfth Night? Wondering if that was banned back in Shakespeare's day, or in modern times... Hmmm.
I've read harry potter of course, a wrinkle in time, huck finn, oh boy, and so many more.
-Amanda
tamarack99[at]gmail[dot]com

Unknown said...

I've read many banned books, most recently The Hunger Games! Great trilogy!

Check out my tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/AmandaTew

Oh and my blog: amandarosetew.blogspot.com

amanda.tew2@gmail.com
Amanda

Ryan said...

A few years ago I read Catcher in the Rye to see what the fuss was all about!:)

Angie said...

To be honest, I haven't read that many banned books and I'm planning to read more because the ones I've read are fantastic! I mean why ban these amazing books? I still don't get it :( So the banned book I've read were the Hunger Games, James and the Giant Peach, Bridge To Terabithia, and more :)

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