A Light In The Attic Challenged Book

But they wouldn t budge.

A light in the attic challenged book.

From new york times bestselling author shel silverstein the creator of the beloved poetry collections where the sidewalk ends falling up and every thing on it comes an imaginative book of poems and drawings a favorite of shel silverstein fans young and old. Along with a light in the attic number 51 on the american library association s list of 100 most frequently challenged books. I stepped back in the hallway to see what had their attention. Poetry children s poetry by the author of beloved children s books the giving tree the missing piece and a light in the attic the collection of poems and illustrations that for close to two decades topped the american library association s list of most frequently challenged books.

In 1985 this book was challenged at a wi elementary school for encourag ing children to break dishes so they won t have to dry them. A parent had protested that the book imparts a dreary and negative message. Shel silverstein 1981. Banned challenged books.

On the poster are some of their favorite books including a light in the attic by shel silverstein. A light in the attic. On a visit to the aclu office in san francisco my sons cyrus and juno age 11 and 7 stood in the hallway. A light in the attic by shel silverstein.

Published in 1981. Its tales of sorcery have also made it the target of charges of being anti religious making it the number one most challenged book series of the 21st century. It was the giant banned books poster mounted on the wall. A light in the attic.

A light in the attic was challenged but retained on the webb city school library shelves missouri 1996. 1990 1999 are two other silverstein classics the giving tree and where the sidewalk ends these are books most of us are familiar with and yet they were all challenged at one time or another because. Come in my office i asked them. Encouraging bad behavior crude language sexual content.

City of bones the mortal instruments book 1 by cassandra clare. Many of silverstein s books have been banned quite frequently. A light in the attic.