Hope ya’ll are participating in Banned Books Week this year! This time around I’m re-reading The Color Purple by Alice Walker. One of my all-time favorite books and movies. I cry every time. Love, Love, Love. If that’s not up your alley, check out one of the others from the 10 most challenged books of 2009:

1. ttyl; ttgn; l8r, g8r (series) by Lauren Myracle
2. And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
5. Twilight (series) by Stephanie Meyer
6. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
7. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
8. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
9. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
10. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

Also, check out Northcoast Zeitgeist for his awesome banned book posters. (One shown above.) They’re visually fantastic and a great way to get the message out. Not to mention created in Ohio!