A Light In The Attic Challenged Book

Published in 1981.

A light in the attic challenged book. The following books may seem harmless to most readers but they all made it onto banned books lists at one time or another. 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. A light in the attic. Shel silverstein 1981.

A parent had protested that the book imparts a dreary and negative message. Banned challenged books. 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. But they wouldn t budge.

A light in the attic. 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. City of bones the mortal instruments book 1 by cassandra clare. It was the giant banned books poster mounted on the wall.

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 light in the attic by shel silverstein. Posted in banned challenged books five stars genre poetry ratings a light in the attic banned books challenged books poetry shel silverstein post navigation previous bonus book. Come in my office i asked them.

A light in the attic delights with remarkable characters and hilariously profound poems in a collection readers will return to. I stepped back in the hallway to see what had their attention. On the poster are some of their favorite books including a light in the attic by shel silverstein. Many of silverstein s books have been banned quite frequently.

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. Encouraging bad behavior crude language sexual content.