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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I might choose To Kill a Mockingbird.
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I would choose A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl, by Tanya Lee Stone. Not sure why, just a little intriguing.
Love this blog hop! thanks for the fun giveaway!
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Maybe BONE? I’m not sure yet. 🙂
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Maybe Looking for Alaska. That’s the only John Green book I don’t own.
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To Kill A Mockingbird. I have never read it.
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I would get one with The Wind,
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I would probably choose The Hunger Games. Thank you.
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Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher.
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Love The Hunger Games trilogy and would get The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which I have wanted for ages after watching the movie! Thank you so much for the giveaway!
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i could pick one of the hunger game books but i’m still unsure so many great books got on these lists
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I’d probably choose Johnny Got His Gun. I read this in Jr. High and have never forgotten it.
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If I won I would choose crack.
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I would probably choose The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian or Looking for Alaska. Thanks for hosting!
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I am thinking of getting Looking For Alaska. Thanks for having the giveaway.
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I would pick The Perks of Being A Wallflower.
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Some of my favorite banned books include Harry Potter,Gone with The Wind,A Wrinkle in Time,and The Hunger Games.
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I would choose either Eleanor and Park or Looking for Alaska.
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I would get Eleanor & Park.
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I’d probably choose Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher. Thank you for the giveaway 🙂
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I cannot believe that some of the books that are most frequently challenged are challenged. I am blown away. The books that I have read from that list for 2013 and 2012 are The Kite Runner, Beloved, Hunger Games,and Bless Me Ultima.
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Maybe Looking For Alaska by John Green or one of the Harry Potters. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Sarah Ockler’s twenty Boy Summer!
thank you 🙂
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The hunger games
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Is this for a print copy or ebook?
Thank you so much for the giveaway!
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Thirteen Reasons Why probably.
