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Book banning / Thomas Riggs, book editor.

Riggs, Thomas, 1963- (Added Author).

Summary:

"Book Banning: Censorship Cannot Be Allowed in America; Banned Books Week Demonizes Concerned Parents and Silences Discourse; Parental Concerns About Book Content Should Not Be Dismissed; Book Challenges Bring Attention - and more Readers - to Many Great Books; Teens Need Bold Books; Parents Must Intervene to Protect Their Children from Offensive Material in Books; Homophobia Is at the Root of Some Christian Groups' Book-Banning Efforts; The ALA Pushes a Pro-Gay Agenda and Censors Opposing Views; Librarians Must Be Prepared to Defend Their Selection Criteria; Students Should Not Be Exposed to Books Containing Profanity and Sex; Books That Address Sexuality Help Teens Understand Their Own Experiences; Books That Deal with Violence and Bullying Can Help Teens Develop Empathy; Mein Kampf Should Be Published, not Banned; Hateful Texts Are Dangerous Even When Exposed as Propaganda; Expensive Libel Lawsuits Can Indirectly Lead to Censorship; The Financial Risks of Libel Suits Are Overstated and Do Not Significantly Limit Free Speech; E-Books Are Vulnerable to Digital Banning"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780737755541 (hardback)
  • ISBN: 0737755547 (hardback)
  • ISBN: 9780737755558 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 0737755555 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 119 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-114) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Censorship cannot be allowed in America / Ellen Hopkins -- Parental concerns about book content should not be dismissed / Suzanne M. Beasterfield -- Book challenges bring attention -- and more readers -- to many great books / Pat Scales -- Teens need bold books / Don Gallo -- Parents must protect children from offensive material in books / Erin Manning -- Homophobia is at the root of many book banning efforts / Mel Seesholtz -- Librarians must be prepared to defend their selection criteria / Connie O'Sullivan and Michael O'Sullivan -- Books that address sexuality help teens in their own experiences / Isabel Kaplan -- Books on violence and bullying can help teens develop empathy / Michael Cart -- Mein Kampf should be published, not banned / Ben Macintyre -- Hateful texts are dangerous even when exposed as propaganda / Marilyn Henry -- Expensive libel lawsuits can indirectly lead to censorship / Laura Miller -- Financial risks of libel suits overstate the limits on free speech / David Engel -- E-books are vulnerable to digital banning / Farhad Manjoo.
Subject:
Censorship > Juvenile literature.
Censorship > United States > Juvenile literature.
Challenged books > Juvenile literature.
Prohibited books > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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