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Jill Elizabeth has read 22 books toward her goal of 111 books.
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Banned Books - Seriously

I recently stumbled upon an article from American Libraries Magazine (courtesy of The Fiancee – who thought it would make a good post and was right, as usual), about challenged/banned books. From there, I found the American Library Association’s (ALA) webpage about challenged/banned books – including lists of the most commonly challenged/banned books by year (including some fascinating statistics – it’s worth checking out, really, for the jaw-dropping factor if nothing else).

I cannot even believe that there are still challenged/banned books. Seriously. What year is this again – 1811? Oh, no, wait – I’m sure it’s 2011. Banned books. We’re like five minutes away from Fahrenheit 451 or The Pickup Artist, aren’t we? Honestly – the fact of even attempted censorship in an era in which the Internet makes instant access to just about everything possible blows me away.
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