Banned Books Week is almost over! I hope you’ve all celebrated by sticking
it to the man and reading whatever you want!
But what I really hope is that our fight against censorship can continue
throughout the rest of the weeks of the year and all years to come. To close out this official week, we have one
more challenged book for you.
Do you remember the movie Simon Birch? Well that movie was loosely based on A Prayer for Owen Meany, published in
1989 by John Irving, a story of two boys whose fates are irrevocably
intertwined: one suddenly orphaned, the other an only child who believes he is
God’s instrument on earth.
The book is told through flash backs and forwards, showing how the two
boys affected each other into adulthood.
Reason for challenge: views on religion, criticism of the US
government for the Vietnam War and Iran-Contra scandal, and objectionable
language and sexuality.
-Amanda