Celebrate FREADom

I just received an email from my public library letting me know that it is Banned Book Week, a Celebration of the Freedom we have to read. My library actually has a really interesting webpage about Banned books. It is pretty interesting to read how many books have been banned. Judy Blume is on the list twice! The Witches and James and the Giant Peach are also on the list, I must have missed something…

I am currently reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and plan on reading the Adventures of Huck Finn next, a banned book. The DPL also has a One Book, One Denver, where they select one book each year and all of the community book clubs are suppose to read it. Its weird Denver is a big city but often do these types of things that make it seem small. This year they selected To Kill a Mockingbird, I read it in Jr. High School, but I think I am going to re-read it. It is amazing how much books can change with perspective, age and hind sight.