tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4215274526903118118.post358454480374778955..comments2023-06-09T14:08:00.558+03:00Comments on Lauren's Reading Obsession: Heart to Heart #2: Banned Book WeekLauren Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05364730511377484582noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4215274526903118118.post-4554780448230440262013-09-27T21:14:43.965+03:002013-09-27T21:14:43.965+03:00I guess most of the time now, when they refer to t...I guess most of the time now, when they refer to the banned books...are because some school board banned them due to complaints from parents (I'm just guessing here). Maybe the schools ban them just so they don't have deal with these parents who are determined to make plenty of noise...I mean it can be tiring dealing with parents like that. Anyway so what if the books are banned in schools; kids can easily walk into a store or library and get those books themselves...it's not like there is an age check on books.Addicted to Filmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416237675089471086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4215274526903118118.post-23102130664132637832013-09-27T08:58:48.058+03:002013-09-27T08:58:48.058+03:00Me either. I learned about loyalty, friendship and...Me either. I learned about loyalty, friendship and courage nut how to turn my brother into a frog, although there were times I might have wanted to :0)Lauren Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364730511377484582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4215274526903118118.post-25765060501119323612013-09-27T08:58:01.832+03:002013-09-27T08:58:01.832+03:00Well said, Nicole! That is exactly how I feel - it...Well said, Nicole! That is exactly how I feel - it is the individual parent's right to decide what their child should read not some prejudiced, holier than thou group who think only their opinions matter. Lauren Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364730511377484582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4215274526903118118.post-8218269021698623972013-09-26T23:52:26.000+03:002013-09-26T23:52:26.000+03:00I have to admit that I'm confused about this. ...I have to admit that I'm confused about this. How is Harry Potter banned? Banned from what? Is it not allowed in schools? Of does this just mean that someone, somewhere banned it? If we ban any book that contains anything that might be offensive to someone, I don't think we'd have anything to read. I just don't get the idea behind banning. If you don't like it, don't read it. If you don't want your kids to read something, tell them not to. My 11-year-old son has been begging for years to read The Hunger Games and I just haven't felt comfortable with it - I'll let him read it at some point, but I'm not sure exactly when. I'm his mom - if I don't like it, I get to tell him no. At some point, I won't be able to make those decisions for him, but by then I hope he'll be mature enough to make them for himself and to handle whatever it is he decides to read. It's all part of life!<br /><br />Nicole @ <a href="http://feedyourfictionaddiction.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Feed Your Fiction Addiction</a>Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637114079800138680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4215274526903118118.post-74249315091065734952013-09-26T21:13:32.211+03:002013-09-26T21:13:32.211+03:00I always laugh when I see the reasons for banning ...I always laugh when I see the reasons for banning Harry Potter, because I can tell immediately that these people did not truly read the books. Those books taught me a ton of things but none of them were witchcraft or how to be evil. Michelle @ In Libris Veritashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491579673142118208noreply@blogger.com