intellectual freedom- issue in novel

"Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment." — Article 3, Library Bill of Rights

The issue of banning books is HUGE in the Sledding Hill. Most of the story is about how Eddie and many other students are fighting against Tarter and the Youth for Christ about banning the book Warren Peece.

Eddie and other student feel that the book should Not be banned because there is nothing in the book that is bad. And for most of them this is one of the few books they have finished in there lifetime.

On the other hand, the church feels that it is their duty as people of God to get Warren Peece removed from school. They think the book is bad because the main character is gay (which is a sin in there church) and because of the “bad” language in it.

Did you know that there was a banned book week? It is September 29–October 6, 2007.

Many school and churches and other organization make it there responsibility to ban books. But many people feel that it is extremely unfair to limit what books people can read.
Most people think that all banned books are terrible and the people should never read them. But some of the books that have been banned in some places are being read during school in others.

Here are some of commonly banned books from through out the United States:
· Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
· The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
· The Giver by Lois Lowry
· A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
· Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
· The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
· Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
· The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In my opinion books should NOT be banned. Everyone should have a chance to read what ever they want to.