Read a book this week. Preferably one below in honor of banned book week. I chose the particular list because as I was skimming it I realized that I read a handful as assigned reading in high school during the time they were most frequently banned. Support your local library!
The 100 Most Frequently
Challenged Books of
1990–1999
Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Forever by Judy Blume
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Giver by Lois Lowry
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Sex by Madonna
Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
The Witches by Roald Dahl
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
The Goats by Brock Cole
The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
Final Exit by Derek Humphry
Blubber by Judy Blume
Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
Deenie by Judy Blume
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
Fade by Robert Cormier
Guess What? by Mem Fox
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Native Son by Richard Wright
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
Jack by A.M. Homes
Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
Family Secrets by Norma Klein
Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
Carrie by Stephen King
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
Private Parts by Howard Stern
Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
Sex Education by Jenny Davis
Jumper by Steven Gould
Christine by Stephen King
The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton
Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
I’m in Miami for work and things are going well. Maybe a little too well because I’ve been sitting in breakouts all day and had nothing better to do but email JetBlue about my most recent first world problem…
“Hey! I take Jetblue ALOT. Like 2 trips in the past 2 weeks. I love you guys. Anyway i just had to say that on 2 of the 4 flights (home to vegas, then to Ft Lauderdale) the TV at my seat did not work. DID. NOT. WORK. Both flights were fairly full and I wasnt going to move to a middle seat but I just wanted to say that i was very very sad. Could not believe it happened to me twice. I am on flight BLA on Tuesday the BLA, seat BLA. Can you please please please make sure the tv works. ;) thanks!!”
I just got this back:
Dear Mr. Kart,
Thank you for contacting JetBlue Airways regarding your last two flights with us. We appreciate the opportunity to respond to your concerns.
We regret that you were unable to enjoy JetBlue’s inflight entertainment on your recent flights. It is unfortunate when there is a malfunction of this kind, especially twice to the same valuable customer! To make up for not having this complimentary service available on your flights, JetBlue has issued an electronic $15 voucher to you per our Customer Bill of Rights. The information needed to redeem the voucher is below. Please be aware that JetBlue vouchers are nontransferable and may be redeemed online near the end of the booking process or when you call 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583).
We hope the following link will provide you with all the information you will need regarding booking your reservation with a JetBlue voucher: (taken out so you don’t steal my monies)
We thank you for choosing JetBlue Airways for your jetting needs Mr. Kart, and we look forward to serving you again soon.
Sincerely,
Tammy
Customer Commitment Crew
Thanks Tammy. I don’t know who this MR. Kart is but I’m totally using his voucher!
PS- Please go visit Dooce and watch this. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. Beware, its obscenely shocking and scary.
I’m not really political but I can’t get this out of my head:
“We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our heart and mean everything to us. Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support.” Sarah Palin
Merriam-Webster’s definition of decision:
Main Entry:
1de·ci·sion
Pronunciation:
\di-?si-zh?n\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English decisioun, from Middle French, from Latin decision-, decisio, from decidere to decide
Date:
15th century
1 a: the act or process of decidingb: a determination arrived at after consideration :conclusion<make a decision>
I believe that’s all we are asking for, a right to CHOOSE, to make a DECISION about our lives and our bodies. How nice for Bristol Palin that she lives in a country where it is still up to her and not the government. Let’s keep it that way.
I ordered Rock Band 2 while I was in Vegas and it was here when I got home Friday night.
On Sunday we invited Tim over for a delicious roast beef dinner. We tried Kosher this time because they didn’t have regular in the size we needed. It was delicious, we will definitely do that again. Highly recommended A+++.
Unfortunately our old Rock Band characters don’t transfer over (IMISSUPOOKIE) so we had to create new ones.
The first song we did on the new game was “Eye of the Tiger” . I totally killed it! And also like 5 other songs. I’m a damn fine singer whipping up 100s all over the eastern seaboard with my make-believe band.
I’ll let you guess who is who. I’ll just say that one of us has a name that is not deemed as “classy” and not allowed to use xbox live unless we change it.
I’ve been pretty out of it the past few weeks. 10 days were spent in Vegas working many, many hours. I got home Friday night and caught up on TV all weekend. Feel free to talk to me about the following:
True Blood
Weeds
Gossip Girl
90210
Project Runway
Mad Men
Supernatural
and, um, Tabatha’s Salon Makeover.
I know what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas but thought I’d share some of my highlights…
So I know it seems like I didn’t leave the hotel. That’s because I didn’t. We got there Wednesday night and walked to the Wynn for dinner. After that we just grabbed dinner at the hotel after work, or went directly to bed.
Here is the single photo I took while there – It’s a pic of my friend Carolyn at Woo on our last night in Vegas. Shortly after ordering this drink we left because it was too hard to understand the menu.
Attn Woo: Your food is delicious but overpriced and confusing. CHEERS!
In the spring of 2001 we bought a used portable dishwasher from friends who were having a brand new fancy one installed in their kitchen. It cost us $100 and was a lifesaver many times over. To say its been on its last leg for a while is an understatement. There’s been a wheel missing for as long as I can remember, making it difficult to move the 18 inches to the sink. About 4 years ago the door latch stopped working and you have to really bang it closed which is a complete pain in the ass, then right before Matthew left the little soap holder inside broke. The past few times I’ve used it I noticed the dishes were far from clean and got totally grossed out. Today after emptying it for the last time I broke the sad news to Matthew that we were going to have to ditch it when he comes home. I refuse to keep up the farce of rinsing the dishes, loading the dishwasher, listening to its loud clanking for 45 minutes then washing half the dishes again. Since new portable washers are running about $700 and we are moving next summer (to hopefully an apt with one already installed) I just don’t see the point in spending the money. Besides, I already have a perfectly good dishwasher that works like a charm. His name is Matthew.
