Welcome to the Banned Books Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am a Reader and BookHounds. This is a special time of year when we remember that there are still people actively censoring books for various reasons. This is a practice that goes so totally opposite of what free speech promises. If we permit someone to ban a book for a certain reason, before long, books will be banned for any reason. There are a lot of books out there I would never pick up and read. For example (and I’m sure people will be shocked at this), I would never pick up the Twilight series. I realized many do. I wouldn’t even read Harry Potter though my daughter read the entire series. So just because I don’t like the concept or what a book entails, should it be banned? No, indeed! I was a teacher at a school where Harry Potter was not even in the library because the librarian essentially made the decision to ban it. A new librarian took over, and she was shocked. If you don’t want to read a book, you don’t have to. And if you’re a parent, you need to be aware of and monitor what your child is reading. That’s your responsibility. Let’s not ban books!!
For my international giveaway, I am offering one book on any banned book list. There are a load of them out here, but here is a link to some. All you need to do is fill out the rafflecopter below by 9 P.M. on September 27, and you are in to win. Be sure to hop on for the opportunity to win even more books! Best of wishes to you!
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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
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I think I’d pick Eleanor and Park. Thanks! 😀
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I would probably pick Fallout(Crank #3) or Burned by Ellen Hopkins if I won. Thank you for the giveaway!
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I would love to read “The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things”, by Carolyn Mackler. Thanks for the chance!
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I would love to read Looking for Alaska by John Green! Thanks!
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I would probably pick American Psycho. I’d love to read it.
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I would pick Thirteen Reasons Why . I’d love to read it .
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I would probably choose of mice and men
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I’d love to get Captain Underpants for my kids!
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I would choose either Eleanor and Park or The Giver. My favorite banned book is Hunger Games series.
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I might choose Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. Thanks for the chance! 🙂
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I read that Hunger Games was on the list and I would love to read Mockingjay. Thank you for participating in another fun hop 🙂
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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.
Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
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My mother was a librarian and we always celebrated Banned Books week by reading one or two from the current list. My favorite banned book is The Color Purple.
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I believe I would choose Fifty Shades of Gray, I still haven’t read it although I know a bunch that loved it!
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The Giver by Lois Lowry
Thanks!
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Harry Potter, Twilight or the Hunger Games maybe 🙂
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I saw that The Golden Compass was a challenged book, so I would pick that.
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I would want to get either Thirteen Reasons Why or Anne Frank!
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I would probably choose The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien.
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I’d get Lord of the Flies. I can’t believe I’ve never read it!
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I would love to get The Grapes of Wrath
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Maybe The Giver!
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I’d pick Amazing Spider-Man: Revelations from Banned & Challenged comicbooks list here: http://cbldf.org/banned-comic/banned-challenged-comics/spider-man-revelations/
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Maybe Looking for Alaska by John Green. Thanks for the giveaway!
