Monday, November 25, 2019

The eNotes Blog Naughty, NaughtyEnter to Win a Stack of BannedBooks!

Naughty, NaughtyEnter to Win a Stack of BannedBooks! Banned Books Week 2015 is just around the corner, and your pals are feeling impish.  We handpicked a selection of our favorite and most requested books that continually battle the iron fist of censorship. Win them all here. The bundle includes the following titles with their censored reasonings  found on www.ala.org: 1. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited to age group, violence The Kite Runner   Summary  Ã¢â€ â€™ 2. The  Perks of Being a Wallflower by  Stephen Chbosky Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: â€Å"date rape and masturbation† The Perks of Being a Wallflower   Summary  Ã¢â€ â€™ 3. The Complete Persepolis  by Marjane Satrapi Reasons: Gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint. Additional reasons: â€Å"politically, racially, and socially offensive,† â€Å"graphic depictions† Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Summary  Ã¢â€ â€™ 4.  The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian  by Sherman Alexie Reasons: Anti-family, cultural insensitivity, drugs/alcohol/smoking, gambling, offensive language, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group, violence. Additional reasons: â€Å"depictions of bullying† The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Summary  Ã¢â€ â€™ 5.  The Bluest Eye  by Toni Morrison Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: â€Å"contains controversial issues† The Bluest Eye   Summary  Ã¢â€ â€™ 6.  Brave New World  by  Aldous Huxley Reasons: Insensitivity; nudity; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit Brave New World   Summary  Ã¢â€ â€™ *The winner will also receive a 1-Year Subscription to access our library of over 30,000  Literature Study Guides  (a $49.99 value)! Entering is easy:  click this link  and provide your name and email address, and youre automatically entered to win the book bundle and Pass. Get bonus entries for visiting our Facebook page and tweeting about the contest on Twitter (simply follow the instructions on the entry form)! Entries accepted until October 3, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. PST. We will contact the winner on October 5, 2015 via email. What do you think about censorship, especially literature titles like these, in school? Wed love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! Questions? Please send us an email at dispatch@ we are happy to help. Good luck!

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