Posted on 12/08/2013 6:53:26 PM PST by SeekAndFind
lolz
That is really messed up
This is an interesting list and approach to the topic.
There are books that are obvious negative books, but what about books that are common and popular but really do have long-term ramifications on a child?
The thing is, a book must be good and have some merit to have an impact.
I would add to this list (not that I necessarily concur with this particular list) Harriet the Spy.
It’s a “beloved classic”. But it starts with a note saying “Jesus hates you” and goes on to tell the story of a little girl who has what is essentially a nervous breakdown.
I remember as a kid how that book made me feel rather anxious and uneasy.
What? no mention of the depressing harry potter? I only saw the movie and there was no hope, joy or faith in goodness. Fire with fire, not love quenching evil.
“Censorship of books is wrong, even for kids.”
So you won’t mind when I give your 10 year old daughter a copy of 50 Shades of Grey. I mean, censorship is wrong......
I hated Catcher in the Rye
I hated Black Beauty because of the cruelty
I hated Old Yeller because he died.
my kids and I enjoyed the Lemony Snickett books and never thought Count Olaf was a good guy
Go ahead. My 10-year-old will be bored after the first page.
I hate all of Steinbeck’s depressing “works”
I have an English degree so I have read a lot of things. The modern stuff is mostly crap
Yes to Wrinkle in Time and Homer Price.
There was another one like Homer Price called Henry Reed that was illustrated by McClosky but not written by him. I liked that series a lot as well.
Read the books.
I loved Jim Carey’s portrayal of Count Olaf. http://youtu.be/y4Eh-xpcJsY
And Great Expectations, but only in retrospect.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was a favorite, too.
If my kids are old enough to understand the content, they are old enough to read it. Otherwise, they will get bored and move on to something else.
Ban it and they will seek it out.
I too don’t necessarily believe in censorship.
But my kids are sure going to know what I think of what they read and are taught in schools.
Personally I censor books in my life so why should I not offer quality books to my children?
Yes, my kids also know what I think about what they were taught in schools. Open discussion is healthy.
I use the Alinsky tactics, in that I do use the power of ridicule to counter the PC “Sacred Cows” they are taught in schools, and it works!
bttt
Do you let your 10 yr old watch an TV show or movie? As a parent I think it is my obligation to censor some things that they may see, hear or read. Now that they are older(late teens) and have a more solid mature base of moral absolutes they are fine to handle anything that comes at them. There is a season for everything. Heck I was just talking to my 70 Christian friend and she does not watch anything R rated. I am considering the same because I don’t want my mind polluted with garbage.
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