tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post4911065013581080548..comments2023-08-12T08:02:18.118-07:00Comments on La Buena Vida: On Books.Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08257863829848728846noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-41704481363988293442011-10-03T10:09:57.490-07:002011-10-03T10:09:57.490-07:00Goosebumps!? That's crazy. I LOVED that series...Goosebumps!? That's crazy. I LOVED that series when I was a kid. I think I may have just about every book.Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257164536346000541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-63963226688726049102011-09-29T20:28:12.607-07:002011-09-29T20:28:12.607-07:00I've read many of the books on this list and s...I've read many of the books on this list and some of them I don't understand why they're listed! Like the Junie B. Jones series!! Such cute books and great for the 6-9 year old brackett. Yes, Junie is bad sometimes but she's a little kid! I'm throughly outraged that kids aren't getting the literary education that they should be. Heaven forbid we actually teach children to think for themselves!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-33802519913621002532011-09-28T08:12:33.909-07:002011-09-28T08:12:33.909-07:00Loved loved this post today...I was not aware of t...Loved loved this post today...I was not aware of this. 'Are you there God,its me Margaret' was one of my faves growing up. I am a huge book reader to and this is def food for thought!Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457969072919729750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-41850596722822693782011-09-27T22:22:16.117-07:002011-09-27T22:22:16.117-07:00Sometimes I feel like parents want to raise naive,...Sometimes I feel like parents want to raise naive, overly-protected kids that aren't going to be prepared for the real world. And, as the previous commenter said, that some parents are too lazy or too worried about being made to feel uncomfortable themselves to just sit down and talk to their kids about the issues in the books themselves. I had to read a lot of these books in school and learned so much from the discussions I had about the controversial issues in them. Lordy, what a world. Great post!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512538110236411673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-57047829091845458822011-09-27T18:34:43.669-07:002011-09-27T18:34:43.669-07:00I love reading. I'm always reading something. ...I love reading. I'm always reading something. I've read a lot of those books. In fact, several of them were required reading during my schooling years.<br /><br />It makes me sad that "Goosebumps" is on the list. Those books were part of what really got me into reading. I had dozens of them. <br /><br />And "The Things They Carried" will always, always be in my top 10 favorite books. But I understand why it would be banned from schools. I read it in high school in my spare time and then was required to read it for a college course.Whithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363619895070735473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-10538176346056847692011-09-27T17:18:50.152-07:002011-09-27T17:18:50.152-07:00I am a librarian-in-training and I recently took a...I am a librarian-in-training and I recently took a children's services class. We had to do a project on a banned book and I was shocked by the titles on the list. It's a really interesting topic and one that certainly has no right or wrong answer, in my book.KThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467215592719889830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-2149050825419522872011-09-27T14:53:48.272-07:002011-09-27T14:53:48.272-07:00I am shocked by quite a few of these. As a fourth...I am shocked by quite a few of these. As a fourth grade teacher I read/have read many of these books in reading groups with my kids. When we come to a part they have questions about we sit down and have a discussion about what they read and why it was important for the author to include it in the story.Josh and Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16735705222694085491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-34313540336158160612011-09-27T12:09:29.500-07:002011-09-27T12:09:29.500-07:00As an English teacher, we struggled with parental ...As an English teacher, we struggled with parental complaints about books all the time. It was horrible because parents weren't talking to their kids about the issues raised in the books. They were trying to ignore them. Those children were often the ones who made bad choices.<br /><br />I read a ton of "banned" books as a kid. But I never acted on what I read. There isn't necessarily a correlation, you know?Brittany Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316417410513395767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-55598782042957148452011-09-27T11:36:18.850-07:002011-09-27T11:36:18.850-07:00I wasn't allowed to read certain books growing...I wasn't allowed to read certain books growing up... Harry Potter, any of the Goosebumps books... I'm sure there's more but I can't think of them.<br /><br />I guess I haven't thought about this with my own kids, how we'll handle it. I can see it going both ways -- if you don't restrict what they read, will you restrict what they watch? (which was definitely censored in our house growing up, we weren't allowed to watch PG13 until we were 13, etc). I plan on definitely doing the same with my kids (with movies) but haven't thought about books. <br /><br />Thanks for posting this, it's definitely food for thought.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11694976484799643144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-48377549524862667152011-09-27T11:19:42.365-07:002011-09-27T11:19:42.365-07:00Really? The Face on the Milk Carton? It's been...Really? The Face on the Milk Carton? It's been a while since I read it, but I can't remember anything controversial..Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686565812112185860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-87192914481594965162011-09-27T10:45:49.149-07:002011-09-27T10:45:49.149-07:00I agree with Casey. Kids are going to find out wha...I agree with Casey. Kids are going to find out what "oral sex" is one way or another, and demanding the government ban literature that stirs the waters will not solve anything. It just breeds ignorance. Stuff like this really grinds my gears.Marenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12166318045480162195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-55850792404097986602011-09-27T09:29:34.704-07:002011-09-27T09:29:34.704-07:00I am a huge bookworm, too... and that list actuall...I am a huge bookworm, too... and that list actually brings tears to my eyes. I also have an English degree with a specialization in adolescent literature. Dozens of books on that list not only are my favorites, but also are books that have shaped the way I think and the way I treat people. To Kill a Mockingbird, Summer of My German Solider, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings... these are books I read when I was as young as 12 and have continuously reread. Speak surprised me... I read that in college and thought it pretty profound and something that every high school student... along with Curious Incident.<br /><br />I can tell you right now that my children will most certainly read books that other children aren't allowed to read. It is better to be honest with our children than to protect them too much!Caseyhttp://thebakerbee.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com