Banned books for kids : reading lists and activities for teaching kids to read censored literature
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Naperville, Illinois : American Library Association, Sourcebooks, [2023].
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From the American Library Association comes an expansive guide to teaching banned books to children at home or in the classroom, with a forward by renowned children's author Judy Blume.

Books matter.

In our polarized environment, the censorship and outright banning of children's books remains a major concern for libraries. The American Library Association, an intellectual freedom champion, has created this illuminating and expansive guide for book lovers who hope to teach children the importance of banned literature. With a focus on modern books that have been banned, along with classic literature that continues to be under attack for political or religious reasons, Teaching Banned Books to Kids will educate adults and children about the importance of books. With useful tools and techniques, caregivers and educators will find the best ways to talk about banned books to children.

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Book
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xxii, 195 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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9781728266008, 1728266009

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Includes bibliographical references.
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"In our polarized environment, the censorship and outright banning of children's books that some people deem to be controversial or objectionable remains a major concern for schools, libraries, and communities across the United States. Intellectual freedom champion, the American Library Association, created Teaching Banned Books to Kids, a guide that includes both contemporary books that have been banned and classic literature that continues to be under attack for political and/or religious reasons. Parents, school and public librarians, library and information sciences students, and classroom educators will find the assistance and support they need to defend these challenged books with an informed response while ensuring access to young book lovers"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Part I. The bully and the outcast
Belle Prater's boy by Ruth White
Blubber by Judy Blume
The goats by Brock Cole
Holes by Louis Sachar
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
When Zachary Beaver came to town by Kimberly Willis Holt
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
One fat summer by Robert Lipsyte
Part II. Racism and bigotry
Roll of thunder, hear my cry by Mildred D. Taylor
The Watsons go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Monster by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher Myers
The hate U give by Angie Thomas
Part III. Reality and tough choices
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Melissa by Alex Gino
The higher power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Walk two moons by Sharon Creech
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The contender by Robert Lipsyte
Part IV. Other cultures and other lands
Julie of the wolves by Jean Craighead George
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
American born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by Gene Luen Yang and Lark Pien
Part V. The past and the future
Bud, not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
My brother Sam is dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
The midwife's apprentice by Karen Cushman
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
The book thief by Markus Zusak
The giver by Lois Lowry
The house of the scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Part VI. This was my life
Bad Boy: a memoir by Walter Dean Myers
Hole in my life by Jack Gantos.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Scales, P. R. (2023). Banned books for kids: reading lists and activities for teaching kids to read censored literature . American Library Association, Sourcebooks.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Scales, Pat R.. 2023. Banned Books for Kids: Reading Lists and Activities for Teaching Kids to Read Censored Literature. Naperville, Illinois: American Library Association, Sourcebooks.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Scales, Pat R.. Banned Books for Kids: Reading Lists and Activities for Teaching Kids to Read Censored Literature Naperville, Illinois: American Library Association, Sourcebooks, 2023.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Scales, P. R. (2023). Banned books for kids: reading lists and activities for teaching kids to read censored literature. Naperville, Illinois: American Library Association, Sourcebooks.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Scales, Pat R.. Banned Books for Kids: Reading Lists and Activities for Teaching Kids to Read Censored Literature American Library Association, Sourcebooks, 2023.

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