The Top 10 Most Banned Books on Labor Day
You might think Labor Day is a nice national holiday.
But it’s also a day marked by acts of attempted censorship. Just take a look at the books people have tried to have banned on this day:
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10)
Guys, guys – take it easy.
9)
Don’t even think about it today.
8)
It doesn’t work at all, today.
7)
Nice try, Machines.
6)
We don’t need to know this today.
5)
Not today they don’t.
4)
Give it a break, plants and trees.
3)
NO NOT WORK THIS FARM.
2)
Put the mallet down, Paddington.
1)
THE WAY THINGS WORK TOMORROW, MAYBE.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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Hilarious!