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mlee525: TOP TEN MOST FREQUENTLY CHALLENGED BOOKS OF 2011: (Out of 326 challenges as reported by the Office for Intellectual Freedom): 1. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle Reasons: offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group 2. The Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa Reasons: nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group 3. The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins Reasons: anti-ethnic; anti-family; insensitivity; offensive language; occult/satanic; violence 4. My Mom’s Having A Baby! A Kid’s Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy, by Dori Hillestad Butler Reasons: nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group 5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie Reasons: offensive language; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group 6. Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Reasons: nudity; offensive language; religious viewpoint 7. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley Reasons: insensitivity; nudity; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit 8. What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones Reasons: nudity; offensive language; sexually explicit 9. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar Reasons: drugs; offensive language; sexually explicit 10. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Reasons: offensive language; racism

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TOP TEN MOST FREQUENTLY CHALLENGED BOOKS OF 2011:
(Out of 326 challenges as reported by the Office for Intellectual Freedom):

1. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

2. The Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa
Reasons: nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

3. The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins
Reasons: anti-ethnic; anti-family; insensitivity; offensive language; occult/satanic; violence

4. My Mom’s Having A Baby! A Kid’s Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy, by Dori Hillestad Butler
Reasons: nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: offensive language; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

6. Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Reasons: nudity; offensive language; religious viewpoint

7. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
Reasons: insensitivity; nudity; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit

8. What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones
Reasons: nudity; offensive language; sexually explicit

9. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar
Reasons: drugs; offensive language; sexually explicit

10. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Reasons: offensive language; racism

(Source: bannedbooksweek.org)

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Clichés give a falseness to life. Don’t tell me “everything happens for reason.” That’s not true. What is true is that God can take those “everythings” and work them for his good in the world and in our lives. (C. Hosher)
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WORLD OF HUMMINGBIRDS! (Emma’s Nest) from Ustream:  Live feed from a hummingbird’s nest in Southern California-two eggs, one has already hatched!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISTER ROGERS!

PBS legend Fred Rogers would have been 84 years old today. He passed away in 2003.

Fred Rogers was a pioneer in children’s television who created a place where children feel safe, respected and cared for.

For more than forty years Mister Rogers has served as a trusted guide to help children learn about themselves, their neighbors and the world around them.

Watch vintage Mister Rogers clips on PBS Video. 

Mr. Rogers—one of my personal heroes—a gentle man.  His birthday was on March 20th.

(via npr)

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