Even if you're not "down" with riding "hogs"....

... This is the next best thing to holding to book in your hands... Take a minute to laugh, cry agree, disagree...

Drop your phone & pick this up... there's no laugh track though, so bring your brain to the table...

I know, we're all vessels through which creative genius flows... but getting started is... is...(writer's block)

Future or current teachers might find this helpful

if you're looking for a great way to corrupt any impressionable youth you may be related to, here's a small list of books

Teachers and educators should be familiar with the school's policies and procedures for dealing with book challenges and should be prepared to follow the procedures.

What is Censorship?

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. This year, 2008, marks BBW's 27th anniversary (September 27 through October 4).

This year marks the 27th annual celebration in support of literary freedom, the weeklong Banned Books Week is sponsored by The American Library Association (ALA).

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the American Library Association's (ALA) list of 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990-2000.

Here are the American Library Association's 10 most challenged books in 2006

The following books were among 5,718 challenges reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom between 1990 and 1999.

Following are some of the most frequently challenged books and the objections raised.

Banned/ challenged books in school curricula... Please note some of the "controversial" reasons these classics were/ are removed..

Challenges to school materials are a common occurrence. How should such challenges be handled? How can they be avoided?

Are our children being exposed to objectionable material?

banned and challenged books in school