Pesky banned books

Pesky Banned Books, originally uploaded by Pesky Library.

Wow, banned books and pirates!

The Pesky Library used ALA's theme of pirates for our Banned Books display. ALA posters and bookmarks were also on display around the library.
Books in this display include:

Anaya, Rudolfo . Bless Me, Ultima
Angelou, Maya . I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Anonymous . Go Ask Alice
Atwood, Margaret . The Handmaid's Tale
Auel, Jean M. .The Plains of Passage
Auel, Jean M. . The Valley of Horses
Auel, Jean M. . The Clan of the Cave Bear
Auel, Jean M. . The Mammoth Hunters
Cormier, Robert . The Chocolate War
Crutcher, Chris . Athletic Shorts
Ellis, Bret Easton . American Psycho
Follett, Ken . The Pillars of the Earth
George, Jean . Julie of the Wolves Treasury
Golding, William . Lord of the Flies
Guest, Judith . Ordinary People
Handford, Martin . Where's Waldo?
Huxley, Aldous . Brave New World
Keyes, Daniel . Charlie and I
King, Stephen . Cujo
King, Stephen . The Dead Zone
King, Stephen . Carrie
Lee, Harper . To Kill A Mockingbird
Madaras, Lynda . The What's Happening To My Body? Book for Boys
Madaras, Lynda . The What's Happening To My Body? Book for Girls
Mathabane, Mark . Kaffir Boy
Morrison, Toni . Beloved
Morrison, Toni . The Bluest Eye
Myers,Walter Dean . Fallen Angels
Paterson, Katherine . Bridge to Terabithia
Rodriguez, Luis J. . Always Running
Rowling, J. K. . Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Rowling, J. K. . Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Rowling, J. K. . Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Rowling, J. K. . Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Rowling, J. K. . Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Rowling, J. K. . Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Rowling, J. K. . Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Salinger, J. D. . The Catcher in the Rye
Schwartz, Alvin . Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Silverstein,Shel . A Light in the Attic
Steinbeck, John . Of Mice and Men
Stine, R. L. . I Live In Your Basement
Stine, R. L. . Under the Magician's Spell
Stine, R. L. . Night in Werewolf Woods
Stine, R. L. . The Curse of the Creeping Coffin
Stine, R. L. . Werewolf Skin
Twain, Mark . The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Twain, Mark . The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Vonnegut, Kurt . Slaughterhouse Five
Walker, Alice . The Color Purple
Wright, Richard . Native Son

An excellent reading list for teen and adult alike. But for all the storming the ramparts I try to do around here, I have to admit that I've only read about half the cited books.


Where's Waldo? What the fuck?

[Update:
The Waldo stuff is apparently right out of Urban Legend territory. The story is that there was a (gasp) bare boobie in one of the intricate, tiny illustrations.
Like if you hold it upside-down and squint real hard. Like Paul is dead, for anyone old enough to remember.

Linkys:
Waldo
Paul is dead.
]