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WarmToast · 28th August 2004, 05:11 PM

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"The ALA (American Library Association) recently published the new 100 most frequently banned books list of 2003. Of the banned books, Harry Potter was in the number 7th place in the most frequently banned. Also included were 'Where's Waldo' and 'The Giver' along with 'Goosebumps' and 'How to Eat Fried Worms.' These books were banned from various public institutions. This means that they were banned from various public libraries and public schools around the nation. (private schools, libraries, and institutions of higher learning don't count) The ALA encourages the people of the United States to fight against the book bans and read a banned book today!"
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Theres a few odd ones, such as wheres waldo,To Kill a Mockingbird, harry potter (Is the objection to Harry Potter that it depicts magic? I don't get it. C.S. Lewis had magic in his books, and Christians love him. What is the difference?).

The Anarchist's Cookbook doesn't even make the list... I mean, is all this stuff really that dangerous?

28th August 2004, 05:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
WarmToast Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St Georges Cross, Glasgow. Posts: 717	100 most frequently banned books list of 2003 Found via slashdot.org ------------------------------------------ "The ALA (American Library Association) recently published the new 100 most frequently banned books list of 2003. Of the banned books, Harry Potter was in the number 7th place in the most frequently banned. Also included were 'Where's Waldo' and 'The Giver' along with 'Goosebumps' and 'How to Eat Fried Worms.' These books were banned from various public institutions. This means that they were banned from various public libraries and public schools around the nation. (private schools, libraries, and institutions of higher learning don't count) The ALA encourages the people of the United States to fight against the book bans and read a banned book today!" ------------------------------------------ Theres a few odd ones, such as wheres waldo,To Kill a Mockingbird, harry potter (Is the objection to Harry Potter that it depicts magic? I don't get it. C.S. Lewis had magic in his books, and Christians love him. What is the difference?). The Anarchist's Cookbook doesn't even make the list... I mean, is all this stuff really that dangerous?