It's Banned Book Week!!!

Happy Banned Book Week!

There was a banned book event at the NMSU library this Wednesday that I meant to go to, but didn't make it. :( They were reading excerpts from banned books in front of the library and then having a discussion after each book. So cool. Sad I missed it.

I did, however, get some cool bookmarks and the list of challenged & banned books for 2008-2009 from the public library! I decided to go through and see which of the banned books I've actually read and it's quite a few of them. Check it out:

Books banned/challenged in 2008-2009 that I have actually read:

• Uncle Bobby's Wedding by Sarah Brannen
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
• King & King by Linda de Haan & Stern Nijland
• The Boy Book by E. Lockhart
• The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
• ttfn by Lauren Myracle
• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
• And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell
• The Book of Bunny Suicides by Andy Riley
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
• Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
• The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker

And I am proud to say I have these banned/challenged books in my personal library, I just haven't read them yet:

• The Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort
• The New Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort
• Deal With It!: A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain, and Life as a gURL by Esther Drill
• The Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
• Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
• The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
• Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud

I also have two favorite quotes from the blurbs that describe the objections and actions taken on the books.

First, from the challenge to King & King, the objection was made that "by presenting this kind of issue at such a young age, they're trying to indoctrinate our children." The challenge was taken to various courts and I love the reply from the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit: "There is no evidence of systemic indoctrination." Ha!

Second, from the challenge to And Tango Makes Three, a parent in Ohio raised the concern that the book "is based on one of those subjects that is best left to be discovered by students at another time or in another place." *snorts* What?

So, if you can find one, check out the little booklet "Books Challenged & Banned in 2008-2009" by Robert P. Doyle. :) And visit the Banned Book store and order cool stuff at www.alastore.ala.org. :) YAY!

books i've read september 2009

9.2.09

• The Squad: Perfect Cover by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (YA)
• Understanding Your Grief by Alan Wolfelt (A-NF)

9.4.09

• Babymouse: Dragonslayer by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)
• Little Polar Bear: A Mini Pop-Up Book by Hans de Beer (PB)
• The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (Y)

9.5.09

• The Mob by Clem Martini (YA)
• Rosario + Vampire #8 by Akihisa Ikeda (M)
• Zombie-Loan #2 by Peach-Pit (M)

9.8.09

• The Joy of Spooking: Fiendish Deeds by P.J. Bracegirdle (Y)

9.12.09

• Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (YA)
• Zombie-Loan #3 by Peach-Pit (M)

9.13.09

• Kiss Me, Kill Me by Lauren Henderson (YA)

9.14.09

• Fat Hoochie Prom Queen by Nico Medina (YA)

9.16.09

• The Queen Geek Social Club by Laura Preble (YA)

9.20.09

• Highway to Hell by Rosemary Clement-Moore (YA)

9.21.09

• Gifted: Out of Sight, Out of Mind by Marilyn Kaye (YA)

9.22.09

• Wicked Lovely: Desert Tales: Sanctuary #1 by Melissa Marr & Xian Nu Studio (M)
• Leonardo's Dream by Hans de Beer (PB)

9.23.09

• Ethnic Variations in Dying, Death, and Grief: Diversity in Universality edited by Donald P. Irish, Kathleen F. Lundquist, & Vivian Jenkins Nelsen (A-NF)
• Misery Moo by Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross (PB)
• The Little Blind Goat by Jan Wahl & Antonio Frasconi (PB)
• The Little Red Fish by Taeeun Yoo (PB)
• Let's Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile (PB)
• Last Dance by Linda Joy Singleton (YA)

9.24.09

• Get Backers #11 by Rando Ayamine & Yuya Aoki (M)
• Get Backers #12 by Rando Ayamine & Yuya Aoki (M)

9.27.09

• Scoring in Heaven: Gravestones and Cemetery Art of the American Sunbelt States by Lucinda Bunnen & Virginia Warren Smith (A-NF)
• The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (Y)
• Desert Light: Myths and Visions of the Great Southwest by Dean Lee Uhlinger & John Miller (A-NF)

9.28.09

• Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess (YA)
• Going Out Green: One Man's Adventure Planning His Own Burial by Bob Butz (A-NF)

9.29.09

• Zombie-Loan #4 by Peach-Pit (M)

9.30.09

• Snow #1 by Morgan Luthi (M)
• Bleach #28 by Tite Kubo (M)
• The Curious Garden by Peter Brown (PB)

09.09 total: 35
7 picture books; 9 manga; 5 adult non fiction; 10 young adult fiction; 3 youth fiction; 1 graphic novel

books i've read august 2009

8.2.09

• Spy Goddess: The Chase for the Chalice #1 by Michael P. Spradlin (M)
• Rosario + Vampire #6 by Akihisa Ikeda (M)

8.5.09

• Rosario + Vampire #7 by Akihisa Ikeda (M)

8.6.09

• Guji Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen (PB)
• Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein & Ed Young (PB)
• Deja-Vu by Youn In-Wan, Yang Kyung-Il, Yoon Seung-Ki, Kim Tae-Hyung, Park Sung-Woo, Byun Byung-Jun, & Lee Vin (M)
• Hell Girl #1 by Miyuki Eto (M)
• Mob Princess: For Love or Money by Todd Strasser (YA)

8.11.09

• Talk by Kathe Koja (YA)
• Red River #24 by Chie Shinohara (M)
• Red River #25 by Chie Shinohara (M)
• Beauty by Nancy Butcher (YA)

8.12.09

• Love from Woolly by Nina Michaels & Nicola Smee (PB)
• Mob Princess: Stolen Kisses, Secrets, and Lies by Todd Strasser (YA)
• Dead Girl Walking by Linda Joy Singleton (YA)

8.13.09

• Murder Princess #1 by Sekihiko Inui (M)

8.14.09

• Margaux with an X by Ron Koertge (YA)

8.16.09

• Ghost Huntress: The Awakening by Marley Gibson (YA)
• Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean (PB)

8.18.09

• Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (A)
• Too Cool to Be Forgotten by Alex Robinson (GN)
• Wolverine: Prodigal Son #1 by Antony Johnston & Wilson Tortosa (M)
• Ghost Hunt #1 by Shiho Inada & Fuyumi Ono (M)

8.19.09

• That Pesky Dragon by Julie Sykes & Melanie Williamson (PB)
• Mrs Muffly's Monster by Sarah Dyer (PB)
• Fillmore & Geary Take Off! by Mark Shulman & Phillip Fickling (PB)

8.20.09

• Chicken Cheeks by Michael Ian Black & Kevin Hawkes (PB)
• Sputter, Sputter, Sput! by Babs Bell & Bob Staake (PB)
• The Cow That Laid an Egg by Andy Cutbill & Russell Ayto (PB)
• A Garden for a Groundhog by Lorna Balian (PB)
• Little Polar Bear and the Whales by Hans de Beer (PB)
• The Story of Little Babaji by Helen Bannerman & Fred Marcellino (PB)
• Verdi by Janell Cannon (PB)
• Enigma: A Magical Mystery by Graeme Base (PB)

8.21.09

• The Exorsistah by Claudia Mair Burney (YA)
• Rock and Roll Love by Misako Rocks! (GN)
• Bad Kitty: Catnipped #1 by Michele Jaffe & Lince (M)

8.23.09

• Crowned by Julie Linker (YA)
• Street Angel v. 1: The Princess of Poverty by Jim Rugg & Brian Maruca (GN)

8.25.09

• Pink Think: Becoming a Woman in Many Uneasy Lessons by Lynn Peril (A-NF)
• Pinduli by Janell Cannon (PB)

8.26.09

• Get Backers #9 by Rando Ayamine & Yuya Aoki (M)
• Get Backers #10 by Rando Ayamine & Yuya Aoki (M)

8.28.09

• Don't Die Dragonfly by Linda Joy Singleton (YA)
• Zombie-Loan #1 by Peach-Pit (M)
• Ghost Hunt #2 by Shiho Inada & Fuyumi Ono (M)
• Pieces of Me by Charlotte Gingras (YA)
• Count Your Blessings by Todd Strasser (YA)

8.29.09

• Zany Zoo by William Wise & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Chalk & Cheese by Tim Warnes (PB)
• Pugdog by Andrea U'Ren (PB)
• Ruby and Bubbles by Rosie Winstead (PB)
• Badness for Beginners by Ian Whybrow & Tony Ross (PB)
• Grumpy Cat by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Animal Farm by George Orwell (A)

08.09 total: 55
15 manga; 22 picture books; 12 young adult fiction; 2 adult fiction; 3 graphic novels; 1 adult non fiction

A good book day at Goodwill

My partner stopped into Goodwill to find some toys for his dog. While browsing, I figured I'd check out the books. And I found quite a bunch! Yay books!

• The Seven Wise Princesses: A Medieval Persian Epic by Wafa' Tarnowska & Nilesh Mistry
• The New Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort
• More Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort
• How to Deal by Sarah Dessen
• American Girl Library: Tiny Treasures

Plus! But I already had it:

• Handbook for the Heart: Orginal Writings on Love edited by Richard Carlson & Benjamin Shield

AND both these, one of which I read but figured I could swap and the other is exactly the one I was trying to find to read!

• Get Backers #4 byRando Ayamine & Yuya Aoki
• Get Backers #9 by Rando Ayamine & Yuya Aoki

My partner found a whole bunch of books too. I think we walked out with 17. :) YAY BOOKS!

books i've read july 2009

7.1.09

• Fashion Kitty and the Unlikely Hero by Charise Mericle Harper (GN)
• 100 Girls by Adam Gallardo & Todd Demong (GN)
• Queen Bee by Chynna Clugston (GN)
• Halo and Sprocket: Welcome to Humanity by Kerry Callen (GN)

7.2.09

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell (GN)
• Avalon High Coronation #2: Homecoming by Meg Cabot & Jinky Coronado (M)
• Monkey High! #1 by Shouko Akira (M)

7.3.09

• Weregirls: Birth of the Pack by Petru Popescu (YA)
• That Salty Air by Tim Sievert (GN)
• Beautiful Disaster by Kate Brian (YA)
• Prince of Persia: The Graphic Novel by Jordan Mechner, A.B. Sina, LeUyen Pham, & Alex Puvilland (GN)

7.4.09

• Fall in Love Like a Comic #1 by Chitose Yagami (M)
• Monkey High! #2 by Shouko Akira (M)
• Rogelia's House of Magic by Jamie Martinez Wood (YA)

7.5.09

• Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby (YA)
• This Is What I Did: by Ann Dee Ellis (YA)

7.6.09

• Monkey High! #3 by Shouko Akira (M)
• Monkey High! #4 by Shouko Akira (M)

7.7.09

• Must Love Black by Kelly McClymer (YA)
• One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (A)

7.8.09

• Library Mouse: A Friend's Tale by Daniel Kirk (PB)
• Monkey High! #5 by Shouko Akira (M)
• Monkey High! #6 by Shouko Akira (M)

7.9.09

• Blood Is the New Black by Valerie Stivers (A)

7.11.09

• Skip-Beat! #16 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Skip-Beat! #17 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)

7.12.09

• Love*Com #9 by Aya Nakahara (M)
• 50 Rules for Teenagers #1 by Na Ye-Ri (M)

7.13.09

• Love*Com #10 by Aya Nakahara (M)

7.14.09

• Rosario + Vampire #3 by Akihisa Ikeda (M)
• Love*Com #11 by Aya Nakahara (M)
• Scaredy Squirrel at Night by Melanie Watt (PB)
• An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (A)

7.16.09

• Othello by Toui Hasumi (M)
• Rosario + Vampire #4 by Akihisa Ikeda (M)
• Rosario + Vampire #5 by Akihisa Ikeda (M)

7.17.09

• Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey (YA)

7.18.09

• Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire (A-NF)

7.19.09

• Moon Boy #1 by Lee Young You (M)
• Impossible Things by Robin Stevenson (YA)
• I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder (YA)

7.21.09

• Poseur by Rachel Maude (YA)

7.23.09

• The Coffin Club by Ellen Schreiber (YA)

7.24.09

• Moon Boy #2 by Lee Young You (M)
• Hellboy Animated: The Black Wedding by Jim Pascoe, Rick Lacy, Tad Stones, & Fabio Laguna (GN)
• Pedro and Me by Judd Winick (GN)

7.25.09

• B.O.D.Y. #1 by Ao Mimori (M)
• Stay Away from Rat Boy! by Laurie Lears & Red Hansen (PB)
• A Book by Mordicai Gerstein (PB)

7.26.09

• A Field Guide to High School by Marissa Walsh (YA)
• Love*Com #12 by Aya Nakahara (M)
• The Land of the Dragon King and Other Korean Stories by Gillian McClure (PB)

7.27.09

• Penguin Revolution #6 by Sakura Tsukuba (M)
• Red River #23 by Chie Shinohara (M)

7.29.09

• Gear by Doug TenNapel (GN)
• Tommysaurus Rex by Doug TenNapel (GN)
• Monster Zoo by Doug TenNapel (GN)

7.30.09

• The Wallflower #20 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• Moon Boy #3 by Lee Young You (M)

07.09 total: 59
12 graphic novels; 26 manga; 12 young adult fiction; 3 adult fiction; 5 picture books; 1 adult non fiction

You know you're loved...

...when your partner brings you a book back from his business trip. :)

My partner, Chase, brought me a book back from Denver! Yay! It looks pretty cool too.

• The Art of Digital Photography by Tom Ang
  

Yay for Borders gift cards!

B/c we know I love Borders. But there's no Borders store around here. But there is borders.com! :)

With my Borders gift card:

• Killer by Sara Shepard
• Being Nikki by Meg Cabot
• Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
• Ottoline Goes to School by Chris Riddell

More Spanish books to help me!:

• Oxford Color Spanish Dictionary Plus edited by Nicholas Rollin
• The Usborne Picture Dictionary in Spanish by Felicity Brooks & Mairi Mackinnon
• Let's Learn Spanish Picture Dictionary edited by Passport Books

So that I don't freak out as much:

• Insects of the Southwest by Floyd Werner & Carl Olson

From paperbackswap!:

• Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science & Daemonology in Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials edited by Glenn Yeffeth