In light of banned books
In light of banned books week, I want to say a little something about Harry Potter. Harry Potter was the #1 most frequently challenged books in 2001. No doubt due to its popularity. I read my cousins copy of "The Sorcerers Stone," while I was visiting on a vacation. First off I don't read much non-fiction and secondly I do not read many children’s books (except "The Absolutely Essential Eloise," which I love). However, I found Harry Potter to be an extremely well written book that kept my attention the entire way through. I have not read any of the other books in the series but I plan to before the second movie comes out. Anyway, what I wanted to talk about is the reason why this book was the most frequently challenged? The answer, I believe, is because overly conservative, Christian parents seem to have a spontaneous lobotomy when their conservative cronies deem something, "un-Christian." I think it is malarkey and if they would pull their heads out of the sand for a minute and use that thing they have between their ears, some call it a brain, then maybe our country wouldn't have a lot of the bigotry and fear that is does. Enough said--good day.
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