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It's Freedom to Read week! Did you know that these books were once banned?
The Crank Trilogy by Ellen Hopkins
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tweak by Nick Sheff
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. By Judy Blume
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Today we'd like to share Ellen Hopkins's amazing manifesto, which eviscerates those who would support book censorship:
"Ideas are incombustible." Read on!
FREEDOM TO READ WEEK has officially started!
This is an incredibly important annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The freedom to read is something that can never be taken for granted. Join us this week as we post about fighting censorship in Canada, click through to learn more, and please help spread the word!
Everybody's Reading One Book: The firefighters at Yorkville Fire Station 312 are reading this year's One Book - the classic Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
Visit www.keeptorontoreading.ca for more details.
February 24 - March 6 is Freedom to Read week. Were you ever forbidden to read certain books while growing up?
Read Judy Blume's Forever.
February 24 - March 6 is Freedom to Read Week. Reblog post if you believe in intellectual freedom. Read The Misfits by James Howe.
