I Read Banned Books: To Kill a Mockingbird

Artwork courtesy of the American Library Association

The week of September 27 through October 3, 2015 is Banned Books Week. During this week, teachers, librarians, and book advocates from around the country and world are teaching people about banned books and the reasons as to why they were banned. They are also celebrating these great books and encouraging readers to read them.

 

I've always loved Banned Books Week because it's interesting to see what new books were banned or what older ones are causing waves again. The week is also one of my favorite events of the year because I just love reading and learning about everyone's experiences with banned and challenged books. I love catching up on the news on banned books,  but mostly, I love celebrating the fact that I read banned books. 

 

This week, I've been sharing a few of my favorite banned and challenged books with my readers. I hope you're enjoying these posts and getting to learn about some of my favorite banned books.

Waiting on Wednesday (30)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Jill at her blog, Breaking the Spine. The meme helps bloggers and readers spotlight the upcoming releases that we are dying to read.

It's pretty simple to participate in Waiting on Wednesday:

• Create your own Waiting on Wednesday post that features an upcoming title (or titles)
• Be sure to credit Jill in your post
• Link up to the Linky on Jill's blog

Top Ten Tuesday (11)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly list-making meme that is hosted by the ladies over at the blog, The Broke and Bookish. For more information on the meme, feel free to visit their page about it.

This week's list is all about re-reading books. For me... I try to read as many new books as I can in a year. I don't re-read much, even though I'd love to re-read so many books. I try to take the time to re-read a few books a year, and I am going to dedicate more time to it in the future.

I'm cheating on this list by including some series and books that I've already re-read. I'm also including some plays.

Top Ten Books I'd Like to Re-Read:

1. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
2. The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
5. The Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. The Crucible by Arthur Miller
8. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
9. The Selection series by Kiera Cass
10. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Stacking the Shelves (3)

 

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly book meme created and hosted by Tynga at Tynga's Reviews. It is all about sharing the books you've added to your shelves throughout the week. The books you're adding to your shelves can be either physical or digital.

It's been a long time since I've added any books to my shelves because I am trying really hard to read a few of the books on my TBR list before I buy any more. Let me tell you, it is the most difficult thing I've done, but I have not bought a book since August. It's really helping me focus on reading the books that I own. 

That being said, the books that I've gotten this week were either gifts or given to me for review. It's not every day that I can say I can dedicate an entire post to free books.

Books I've Added to My Shelves:

• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
• Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger
• Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger 
• Fiddler on the Roof: Based on Sholem Aleichem's Stories by Joseph Stein

 To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favorite books ever, and I am so happy to finally have a copy of it. It's a pretty cool edition too. First of all, it's a hardcover, and it's from England! I'm still planning on finding an American edition of the classic book, but until then, this one will do.

I am planning on binge reading the Finishing School series soon, so look for a series review of that in the future.

Fiddler on the Roof is a recent request of mine from Blogging for Books. I'm still waiting for it to arrive in the mail because it is such a beautiful bind up of the beloved musical. I've always wanted to see the it performed live, and I think it would be cool to see it all written down. Musicals are awesome!