....have I been living under a rock????? Of course I hear on the news from time to time that harry Potter is causing a bit of a stir....but... well.. I ddin't know the American Library Association keeps list on the 100 most challenged books... these are books that folks deem umm..."evil"... now some I probably wouldn't want MY kiddos reading...but as a lover of classic literature....I'm having a tough time understanding some of this... I picked up the cue from another blogger and decided to do a 13 on Thursday.... My fav 13 challenged books:

The list of the top 100 are here:

http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm

 

...and my list.

13. Where's Waldo

12.  Adventures of Tom sawyer

11. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

10. slaughter House 5 ( any other Vonnegut fans out there???? I could write a whole post on Cat's Cradle)

9. James and the Giant Peach ( perhaps protest from Ga. peach growers????)

8. A Light in the Attic (?????)

7. A Wrinkle In Time ( my fav book from 6th grade

6.  Of Mice and Men ( Peta???)

5.  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

4. The Outsiders ( first book I ever read with a curse word that my parents knew about...can't count Love Story by Erich Segal that lived under my mattress)

3. The Catcher in the Rye ( fav 11th grade book)

2. Lord of the Flies ( dh's fav highschool read)

1. To Kill a Mockingbird ( Attickus is rolling in his grave over this one!!!!)

...Fantastic weather the last couple of days... I went out to do a mintectomy in the flower beds....

Mint....3

Me.......1

Gosh that stuff is fiesty....sort of like cockroaches... the bomb will drop and there will be roaches and mint!

signing off for the night... one tired hubby ( dads VS kiddos)....bengay time....

...have a fine night ... all night long....