Author: Nicholas J. Karolides
Publisher: Checkmark
ISBN: 9780816085194
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"From the Bible to The Hate U Give: a completely updated look at the history of censorship in world literature. Throughout history, nations, peoples, and governments have censored writers and their works on political, religious, sexual, and social grounds. Although the literary merit of the majority of these books has been proven time and time again, censorship efforts are still in place today. From Animal Farm to The Grapes of Wrath, The Koran to The Talmud, Beloved to the Harry Potter series, The Canterbury Tales to Catch-22, this revised edition examines the many struggles these books faced in order to be read"--
120 Banned Books
Author: Nicholas J. Karolides
Publisher: Checkmark
ISBN: 9780816085194
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"From the Bible to The Hate U Give: a completely updated look at the history of censorship in world literature. Throughout history, nations, peoples, and governments have censored writers and their works on political, religious, sexual, and social grounds. Although the literary merit of the majority of these books has been proven time and time again, censorship efforts are still in place today. From Animal Farm to The Grapes of Wrath, The Koran to The Talmud, Beloved to the Harry Potter series, The Canterbury Tales to Catch-22, this revised edition examines the many struggles these books faced in order to be read"--
Publisher: Checkmark
ISBN: 9780816085194
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"From the Bible to The Hate U Give: a completely updated look at the history of censorship in world literature. Throughout history, nations, peoples, and governments have censored writers and their works on political, religious, sexual, and social grounds. Although the literary merit of the majority of these books has been proven time and time again, censorship efforts are still in place today. From Animal Farm to The Grapes of Wrath, The Koran to The Talmud, Beloved to the Harry Potter series, The Canterbury Tales to Catch-22, this revised edition examines the many struggles these books faced in order to be read"--
120 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature
Author: Nicholas J. Karolides
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9781417693191
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Presents summary and censorship accounts of books that have been banned throughout history for political, religious, sexual, and social reasons.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9781417693191
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Presents summary and censorship accounts of books that have been banned throughout history for political, religious, sexual, and social reasons.
One Hundred and Twenty Banned Books
Author: Nicholas J. Karolides
Publisher: Checkmark Books
ISBN: 9780816060436
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Presents summary and censorship accounts of books that have been banned throughout history for political, religious, sexual, and social reasons.
Publisher: Checkmark Books
ISBN: 9780816060436
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Presents summary and censorship accounts of books that have been banned throughout history for political, religious, sexual, and social reasons.
Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds
Author: Nicholas J. Karolides
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816071519
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds, Revised Edition profiles the censorship of many such essential works of literature. The entries new to this edition include extensive coverage of the Harry Potter series, which has been frequently banned in the United States on the grounds that it promotes witchcraft, as well as entries on two popular textbook series, The Witches by Roald Dahl, Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran, and more. Also included are updates to such entries as The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie and On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816071519
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds, Revised Edition profiles the censorship of many such essential works of literature. The entries new to this edition include extensive coverage of the Harry Potter series, which has been frequently banned in the United States on the grounds that it promotes witchcraft, as well as entries on two popular textbook series, The Witches by Roald Dahl, Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran, and more. Also included are updates to such entries as The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie and On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.
120 Banned Books
Author: Nicholas Karolides
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781685668686
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the Bible;to;The Hate U Give:;a completely updated look at the history of censorship in world literature.Praise for the previous editions:"A must-have for all of us who enjoy the right to choose what we read."-Nadine Stros.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781685668686
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the Bible;to;The Hate U Give:;a completely updated look at the history of censorship in world literature.Praise for the previous editions:"A must-have for all of us who enjoy the right to choose what we read."-Nadine Stros.
Ban This Book
Author: Alan Gratz
Publisher: Starscape
ISBN: 0765385570
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
You’re Never Too Young to Fight Censorship! In Ban This Book by Alan Gratz, a fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don’t mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books that will make you laugh and pump your fists as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book in the library to make a point, and take a stand against censorship. Ban This Book is a stirring defense against censorship that’s perfect for middle grade readers. Let kids know that they can make a difference in their schools, communities, and lives! “Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Stand up and cheer, book lovers. This one’s for you." —Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Underneath “Ban This Book is absolutely brilliant and belongs on the shelves of every library in the multiverse.”—Lauren Myracle, author of the bestselling Internet Girls series, the most challenged books of 2009 and 2011 “Quick paced and with clear, easy-to-read prose, this is a book poised for wide readership and classroom use.”—Booklist "A stout defense of the right to read." —Kirkus Reviews “Gratz delivers a book lover’s book that speaks volumes about kids’ power to effect change at a grassroots level." —Publishers Weekly At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Starscape
ISBN: 0765385570
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
You’re Never Too Young to Fight Censorship! In Ban This Book by Alan Gratz, a fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don’t mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books that will make you laugh and pump your fists as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book in the library to make a point, and take a stand against censorship. Ban This Book is a stirring defense against censorship that’s perfect for middle grade readers. Let kids know that they can make a difference in their schools, communities, and lives! “Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Stand up and cheer, book lovers. This one’s for you." —Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Underneath “Ban This Book is absolutely brilliant and belongs on the shelves of every library in the multiverse.”—Lauren Myracle, author of the bestselling Internet Girls series, the most challenged books of 2009 and 2011 “Quick paced and with clear, easy-to-read prose, this is a book poised for wide readership and classroom use.”—Booklist "A stout defense of the right to read." —Kirkus Reviews “Gratz delivers a book lover’s book that speaks volumes about kids’ power to effect change at a grassroots level." —Publishers Weekly At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Ordinary Hazards
Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1635925622
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Michael L. Printz Honor Book Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book Arnold Adoff Poetry Award for Teens Six Starred Reviews—★Booklist ★BCCB ★The Horn Book ★Publishers Weekly ★School Library Connection ★Shelf Awareness A Booklist Best Book for Youth * A BCCB Blue Ribbon * A Horn Book Fanfare Book * A Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book * Recommended on NPR's "Morning Edition" by Kwame Alexander "This powerful story, told with the music of poetry and the blade of truth, will help your heart grow."–Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak and Shout "[A] testimony and a triumph."–Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down In her own voice, acclaimed author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life.
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1635925622
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Michael L. Printz Honor Book Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book Arnold Adoff Poetry Award for Teens Six Starred Reviews—★Booklist ★BCCB ★The Horn Book ★Publishers Weekly ★School Library Connection ★Shelf Awareness A Booklist Best Book for Youth * A BCCB Blue Ribbon * A Horn Book Fanfare Book * A Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book * Recommended on NPR's "Morning Edition" by Kwame Alexander "This powerful story, told with the music of poetry and the blade of truth, will help your heart grow."–Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak and Shout "[A] testimony and a triumph."–Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down In her own voice, acclaimed author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life.
Banned Books
Author: Robert P. Doyle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780838985472
Category : Banned Books Week
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From Back Cover of Book: Banned books: Challenging Our Freedom To Read provides a famework for understanding censorship and the protections guaranteed to us through the first amendment. Interpretations of the uniquely American notion of freedom of expression - and our freedom to read what we choose - are supplemented by straightforward, easily accessible information that will inspire further exploration. This updated and expanded 2010 edition features a new, streamlined design that will make this an essential reference you'll return to time and again. Contents include: Insight - the challenge of censorship; Interpretation - the first amendment, the freedom of expression, and the freedom to read; Information - first amendment timeline, court cases, glossary, bibliography and quotations; Ideas - celebration guide for banned books week and communication guide for librarians; Incidents - top ten challenged books of 2009 and challenged or banned books - more than 1800 titles listed alphabetically by author plus title, topical, and geographical indices.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780838985472
Category : Banned Books Week
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From Back Cover of Book: Banned books: Challenging Our Freedom To Read provides a famework for understanding censorship and the protections guaranteed to us through the first amendment. Interpretations of the uniquely American notion of freedom of expression - and our freedom to read what we choose - are supplemented by straightforward, easily accessible information that will inspire further exploration. This updated and expanded 2010 edition features a new, streamlined design that will make this an essential reference you'll return to time and again. Contents include: Insight - the challenge of censorship; Interpretation - the first amendment, the freedom of expression, and the freedom to read; Information - first amendment timeline, court cases, glossary, bibliography and quotations; Ideas - celebration guide for banned books week and communication guide for librarians; Incidents - top ten challenged books of 2009 and challenged or banned books - more than 1800 titles listed alphabetically by author plus title, topical, and geographical indices.
How to Write Book Reports
Author: Harry Teitelbaum
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780028603001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
An introduction to the techniques of writing book reports and reviews, including how to read correctly, note taking, topic limitation, outlining, sample introductions, checklists, and suggested topics.
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780028603001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
An introduction to the techniques of writing book reports and reviews, including how to read correctly, note taking, topic limitation, outlining, sample introductions, checklists, and suggested topics.
Visiting Day
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
ISBN: 0147516080
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
A young girl and her grandmother visit the girl's father in prison.
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
ISBN: 0147516080
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
A young girl and her grandmother visit the girl's father in prison.