Books are no longer banned?

Some people claim that's true, but think again. Check out this article from the Associate Press, April 15, 2009:

"ALA spokeswoman Macey Morales said that books were actually pulled at least 74 times last year. Those removed included Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" (refers to masturbation), Jodi Picoult's "My Sister's Keeper" (sexually explicit) and Mark Bowden's "Black Hawk Down" (profanity)."

The next posts will document some of these censored book titles of 2009. And in the months to come, I'll keep track of book challenges again, the way I used to do on my website. I thought I was too busy. But this is important. From now on, I will make time.

Kelly