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Banned Books Awareness: “1984”

July 17, 2011 R. Wolf Baldassarro 16

1984, written in 1948 by George Orwell, tells the tale of a society in the year 1984 that is under constant war, and ruled by a dictatorship that uses tight surveillance and mind control to police its populace. The main character, Winston Smith, is a civil servant of the ironically-named […]

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Banned Books Awareness: Harry Potter

July 10, 2011 R. Wolf Baldassarro 23

With the final theatrical installment being released worldwide this week, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to discuss THE most banned book (collectively) of the 21st century according to the American Library Association– the Harry Potter series; the first four books are, as a group, at #7 for the most […]

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Banned Books Awareness: Winnie-the-Pooh

June 19, 2011 R. Wolf Baldassarro 21

Winnie-the-Pooh is an illustrated children’s series written by A.A. Milne in the 1920’s which chronicled the lighthearted adventures of Christopher Robin and his animal friends in Ashdown Forest. The dialogue in the beloved books is often philosophic and inspirational. The books have been translated into many languages and spawned numerous […]

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Banned Books Awareness: Where’s Waldo?

June 12, 2011 R. Wolf Baldassarro 27

Anyone who grew up in the 1990’s knows the meaning behind the question “Where’s Waldo?” The answer, though, might surprise you. That’s because you won’t find him in some public or school libraries in the United States. Where’s Wally? (published in the United States and Canada as Where’s Waldo?) is […]

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Banned Books Awareness: A Time to Kill

June 5, 2011 R. Wolf Baldassarro 4

Here’s a Jeopardy question for you: What do The Client, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and A Time to Kill have in common? Sure, they’re among John Grisham’s bestselling works, but each has also been removed from a library because someone objected to its content. A Time to Kill, Grisham’s […]