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by Alina Cuen<\/p>\n
In Pueblo\u2019s Cajero Library, Ms. Marsha Jean Burrola, our school\u2019s librarian, has once again constructed a banned book display\u2014like other libraries across the United States from Sept. 24-30\u2014to bring attention to the issue of banning books from many classrooms and schools.<\/p>\n Many books that are considered to be classics among literary scholars have been banned in many different schools across the country\u2014which are on display in our library as part of Burrola\u2019s showcase\u2014including Bridge to Therabithia<\/em>, Beloved<\/em>, and Bless Me Ultima<\/em>\u2014among others\u2014because of religious beliefs, witchcraft, predestination, sexually-charged themes, atheism, racist statements and themes, and anti-family.<\/p>\n Burrola said, \u201cStudents and teachers know that at anytime something we take for granted could get taken away. Once a book is challenged, it could very well be removed from the reading list. The whole banned books movement definitely challenges our freedom to read what we choose.\u201d<\/p>\n Some books that become banned may surprise many. Popular books such as Boy Meets Boy<\/em>, Harry Potter<\/em> and The Hunger Games<\/em> are banned from being read in some classrooms. Even a literary classic, To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>, currently is the number one banned book in the country. Even some Hispanic textbooks, such as Occupied America: A History of Chicanos<\/em>, 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures<\/em>, and Message to Aztlan<\/em>, have been banned; these books, at one time, belonged to a Mexican-American Studies curriculum.<\/p>\n Many students have strong feelings about any books removed from school libraries and classrooms\u2014especially in a nation that is supposed to endorse and protect the First Amendment.<\/p>\n \u201cI think some books are banned because parents are excessively protective of their children,\u201d said junior Laura Conde. \u201cThey [parents] don\u2019t let their children explore different types of literature.\u201d<\/p>\n Burrola said that Pueblo High School isn\u2019t the only high school to bring attention to banned books. She said that Sabino High School and Catalina High School also have banned-book displays for all to see.<\/p>\n Even though Sept. 30 has passed, Burrola said that she wants to draw attention to this issue. She plans to repeat her \u201cBanned Books Display\u201d next fall.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to continue to bring to our community\u2019s attention to recognize and celebrate our freedom to read what we would like to read, without censorship\u2014to continue to honor the First Amendment,\u201d Burrola said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Alina Cuen In Pueblo\u2019s Cajero Library, Ms. Marsha Jean Burrola, our school\u2019s librarian, has once again constructed a banned book display\u2014like other libraries across the United States from Sept. 24-30\u2014to bring attention to the issue of banning books from many classrooms and schools. 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