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BANNED BOOK WEEK GIVEAWAY HOP
This year BANNED BOOK WEEK is featuring frequently challenged Young Adult books!
Here is a list of some young adult books that are currently challenged.
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
- Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon Books/Knopf Doubleday)
- The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston)
- The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury Publishing)
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky (MTV Books/Simon & Schuster)
- Drama, by Raina Telgemeier (Graphix/Scholastic)
- Chinese Handcuffs, by Chris Crutcher (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins)
- The Giver, by Lois Lowry (HMH Books for Young Readers)
- The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros (Vintage/Knopf Doubleday)
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Looking for Alaska, by John Green (Dutton Books/Penguin Random House)
There are many blogs participating in this hop, so be sure to stop by each and enter to win! Each has their own entry rules and geographic limits, so be sure to read the rules for each one.
This hop is hosted by BOOKHOUNDS
HERE IS WHAT I HAVE FOR ONE LUCKY WINNER:
SQUEEE!
You can pick any book from the list HERE
Seriously, some of these books shocked me that someone would find the offensive, but to each his own. I just dislike the fact that there are some people in this country and world that would prevent others from making their own decision about what they read.
If you live outside of the US, you will get this:
Be sure to check out the giveaway on my adult Blog HERE
Ends 10/3/15
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The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.
Open to anyone that can accept an order from Amazon or PayPal Cash
Open only to those who can legally enter
Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary.
You must be 13 or older to enter .
The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.
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Giveaway was organized by BookHounds and sponsored by me.
This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified.
Giveaway was organized by BookHounds and sponsored by me.
I am not sure, maybe I would choose The Giver, by Lois Lowry (HMH Books for Young Readers)
I’m interested in Looking for Alaska by John Green.
Looking for Alaska, as it’s the one of his I’ve not read yet.
Definitely “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison. I absolutely love this book. I loaned mine to a friend and never got it back.; needless to say they are no longer my friend.
I hate that! I have a list of books I loaned and never got back – drives me bonkers!
there are so many on that list that I woud happily own that it’s hard to choose just one! I would go for The House of Night series first though
I would love An Abundance of Katherines or the Jodi Picoult!
I am so surprised that some of these books are on that list.
I’m outside the US but I would have picked John Green’s Paper Towns
I’d like to read The Bluest Eye again – so many wonderful books on the banned lists.
I haven’t read The Bluest Eye, that would definitely be a top choice. Thanks.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian is so fabulous that it should be required reading.
I would choose The Art of Racing in the Rain.
I would choose Persepolis!
The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison 🙂
I think my grandson would like Little Brother.
I haven’t read Looking For Alaska yet so that one or Perks of Being A Wallflower.
I would pick either Paper Towns or The Kite Runner.
looking For Alaska
I would choose The Giver.
I would choose The Giver by Lois Lowry.
Persepolis should be interesting
I would pick The Perks of Being a Wallflower… I have wanted to read our food a while now. Thanks for the giveaway!
Not sure yet which book I’d choose, maybe Of Mice and Men. Thank you for the giveaway, hope you enjoy your day! 🙂
Not sure. Maybe THE COLOR PURPLE.
I would order either The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian or The Kite Runner 🙂
I absolutely can not believe that The Giver is on that list! I love that book!
I think my book preference would by Looking for Alaska,
Thank you.
I would order Looking for Alaska by John Green
I would probably pick Looking for Alaska by John Green
I would choose The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
I think I might choosee The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
I would order The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
I might go with Looking for Alaska.
I would choose Looking for Alaska!
I would choose Looking for Alaska by John Green
Paper Towns by John Green.
I’d probably try The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
I’m not sure maybe Perks of being a wallflower.
Chinese Handcuffs is my pick.
I’d probably pick DRAMA.
I would probably choose The Fault In Our Stars.
I will surely choose The Fault in our Stars
Richardson, Justin, and Peter Parnell
And Tango Makes Three
I would definitely pick the Miseducation of Cameron Post
I would love The Color Purple
Harris, Robie H.
Who’s in My Family?: All About Our Families (Let’s Talk About You and Me
Chinese Handcuffs
I’d choose Looking for Alaska
The House of Night series
The Kite Runner
Drama is a new one to me. Looks interesting.
Kite Runner!
I would get John Green’s Paper Towns because I want to read the book before the movie comes out.
Hesse, Hermann Siddhartha, a 1922 book banned now? How could they.
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.
Maybe John Green
I’m curious about The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Looking for Alaska – I have not read that one yet and have been wanting to.
I’d pick Drama as I have not read it.
Would love to get my hands on The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Thanks for the chance!
i would pick The House of Night series
I’d pick Paper Towns.
(Nikki Marie)
I would order Looking for Alaska by John Green. Thanks!
Looking for Alaska 🙂
I also like Looking for Alaska, by John Green. I would say the Kite Runner, but I already read it and it was a wonderful book!
Wow! There are some good titles in that list. Myabe “And Tango makes Three” for my kids or “The working Poor”?
Nineteen Minutes or Looking for Alaska
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
not sure
I’d love to win Kite Runner! Thanks!
Id love ‘ whos in my family ‘ for my kids!
I’d probably check out Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers! Thanks for the giveaway (:
I’d love The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Thanks!
I would probably get The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Eleanor and Park!
I would choose The House of Night Series Bks 1-12. Thanks for the great giveaway.
Probably Captain Underpants for my son
Maybe I’d choose Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
The Bluest Eyes!
unsure maybe the bluest eyes
I’m not sure!
I would probably pick either The Fault In Our Stars or Paper Towns by John Green….thanks for the giveaway!
I’d get Looking For Alaska.
The giver
Probably The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian but I can’t say for sure. I loved Of Mice and Men and I would love to have my own copy! 🙂
I’ll pick either The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian or Looking For Alaska
I would love to read The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
I would choose Looking for Alaska. Thanks for the chance!
I would pick The House of Night series.
I would choose The Giver.
i would choose the The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison.
I would order the Giver Lois Lowry.
I think I’d choose The Kite Runner for my son. I think he’d enjoy it and learn quite a bit from it.
I would choose the House of the Night series.
I would choose Persepolis by Marjane Satrap.
I’d choose The House of Night series.