Intellectual+Freedom+Resources

=The Student's Right to Read, Intellectual Freedom, and Censorship Resources= = = The Right to Read, the Right to Teach. . . fascinating look at one teacher's experiences, personally and vicariously, with censorship. On creating book rationales, it's "being professional."

Places I Never Meant to Be . . . Judy Blume on Censorship Hear an interview with Judy Blume on National Public Radio. There is also a book by this title edited by Blume which shares censorship stories of many popular YAL authors. The First Amendment First Aid Kit -- includes award-winning YA authors on censorship of their works

American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom-- blog is good source for recently challenged books

Banned and/or Challenged Books on Radcliffe Publishing's Course 100 Top Novels of 20th Century (42 banned)

Rationale from an Experienced English Teacher -- Thank you, Valerie Person! Valerie recommends posting rationales to your Web site to inform parents.