Be aware of these books

爱读书，好不好？当然好！不过吗，还得看爱读什么书。我上学的时候就爱读书，尤其爱读武侠小说，什么金庸，古龙，粱羽生，不但上课读，晚上读，甚至放假不回家在宿舍读，所以才有今天的“成就”，写篇博文都费尽脑汁，提不上档次。

闲话少说，说点正经的。加州这两天不是在闹同性恋吗？有人说，闹就闹呗，那是人家的权利，再说和咱有什么关系。我要说，抱这种态度的筒子们实在是太天真了，同性恋们的志向难道仅仅是要求关系的法律化？看看同性恋组织为什么竭力支持这本书就知道了：And Tango makes three。

And Tango makes three号称是适合4－８岁孩子，而且从封面上看不出来任何异样，好象是一本不错的书吗，颜色鲜艳，插图丰富。可它说的是什么呢：两只男企鹅养了一只小企鹅。

“Two penguins in the penguin house were a little bit different. One was name Roy and the other was named Silo. Roy and Silo were both boys. But they did everything together…They didn’t spend much time with the girl penguins and the girl penguins didn’t spend much time with them. Instead, Roy and Silo wound their necks around each other. Their keeper, Mr. Gramzay noticed the two penguins and thought to himself “They must be in love.”

有人说，反正同性恋也是一种社会现象，孩子迟早是要接触的，所以没什么大惊小怪的。我要说，你的孩子接触你的，But leave my 4-year-old alone！

再说前两天从图书馆借回来一批书，给孩子一读惊讶地发现其中有这么一本，说的是一帮７，８岁的男孩子怎么捉弄学校的女老师。不由得想起了前一向那个新闻，不是有几个孩子合谋要杀自己的老师吗？不知道他们是不是从这本书中得到过什么启示。

父母阿，越来越难当啦！

美国图书馆协会10 Most Challenged Books of 2007

1. “And Tango Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell

Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group

2. “The Chocolate War,” by Robert Cormier

Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence

3. “Olive’s Ocean,” by Kevin Henkes

Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language

4. “The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman

Reasons: Religious Viewpoint

5. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain

Reasons: Racism

6. “The Color Purple,” by Alice Walker

Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language,

7. “TTYL,” by Lauren Myracle

Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group

8. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” by Maya Angelou

Reasons: Sexually Explicit

9. “It’s Perfectly Normal,” by Robie Harris

Reasons: Sex Education, Sexually Explicit

10. “The Perks of Being A Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky

Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group

Off the list this year, are two books by author Toni Morrison. "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved," both challenged for sexual content and offensive language.

For more information on book challenges and censorship, please visit the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom’s Banned Books Web site at www.ala.org/bbooks.

The Office for Intellectual Freedom is charged with implementing ALA policies concerning the concept of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights, the Association’s basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials. The goal of the office is to educate librarians and the general public about the nature and importance of intellectual freedom in libraries.