Thursday, 27 September 2012

Banned Books Week Giveaway! (INT)


This week is Banned Books Week. This is when we talk about all the books that have been challenged or banned. For YA books this usually happens in schools.

This week I am going to be promoting books that have been challenged or banned that I enjoyed.

Unwind was banned from use in the classroom at Montgermy County High School back in 2010. While it was still available in the library, parents complained about their children studying the book due to foul language, sexual references, child abuse, drug abuse and suicide. I believe that Unwind raises some serious issues that society needs to address. It is based in a dystopic setting however the issues are very real today. I believe that children aged 15+ are old enough learn about these topics.

I am giving away a copy of Unwind by Neal Shusterman and, while the sequel hasn't been banned or challenged as far as I am aware, I am throwing in a copy of the Unwholly, the sequel, as well.












Unwind (Unwind #1) and Unwholly (Unwind #2) by Neal Shusterman

Rules
  • This giveaway will end 7th October (10/7/2012)
  • As much as I would love to give the book away to anyone, I'm afraid I cannot award the prize to anyone under the age of 13.
  • This giveaway is INT.(as long as the Book Depository ships to your country)
  • You will have 48 hours to respond to the email otherwise I will choose another winner.
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56 comments:

  1. Zemira28 September 2012 at 07:27

    I loved The Lovely Bones.

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  2. Donna28 September 2012 at 10:32

    I've enjoyed many banned books. I remember reading The Outsiders and Go Ask Alice when I was a teenager and they were such powerful reads. And of course I love Harry Potter and The Hunger Games.

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  3. Tiffany Drew28 September 2012 at 10:40

    I loved The Hunger Games and also The Lovely Bones and Hold Still. I still need to read more :)

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  4. makix328 September 2012 at 11:41

    I loved Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, and Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma. :)
    Thank you for the giveaway!!

    Marijana Sitar

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  5. crystaley7328 September 2012 at 12:07

    To Kill a Mockingbird Harry Potter (all of them) Twilight The Hunger Games

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  6. Erika28 September 2012 at 13:51

    Loved many on that list but my favorite is The Hunger Games!

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  7. Dominique28 September 2012 at 18:42

    Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Hunger Games, The Outsiders, and The Pigman to name a few. (Nikki Marie on rafflecopter)

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  8. Suz Reads28 September 2012 at 21:25

    I loved The Giver and the Hunger Games trilogy! Thanks for this amazing giveaway - I would love to win!

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  9. Dinda28 September 2012 at 21:33

    I love Harry Potter, The Hunger Games and Twilight.

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  10. Laura (All the Word's a Page)29 September 2012 at 08:03

    I adore the Hunger Games and Harry Potter series!

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  11. Tanja29 September 2012 at 09:22

    Harry Potter, Hunger Games, To Kill a Mockingbird...

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  12. Anonymous29 September 2012 at 10:43

    My favorite (Harry Potter and Hunger Games aside) is the Giver.

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  13. Isa29 September 2012 at 10:54

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Thank you. :)

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  14. Kristia29 September 2012 at 12:27

    I've enjoyed the Hunger Games an To Kill a Mockingbird.
    Thank you for the giveaway :)

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  15. deanna_boocock29 September 2012 at 19:28

    Loved Brave New World and The Great Gatsby

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  16. Jen Haile30 September 2012 at 02:49

    The Hunger Games, The Outsiders, Carrie

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  17. Lilly30 September 2012 at 04:22

    Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  18. Dovile30 September 2012 at 06:41

    I love the Harry potter series, they're my absolute favorite, and people who ban them must have never read them!

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  19. Sarah Elizabeth30 September 2012 at 06:56

    I borrowed a copy of unwind and i loved it so i would love to have my own copy! I've also read harry potter and judy blume's books :)

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  20. IngaSilberg30 September 2012 at 07:20

    Honestly, all the banned books I have read, have been very good!

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  21. Anonymous30 September 2012 at 11:37

    I lovet The perks of being a wallflower

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  22. Ara @ My Book and My Coffee30 September 2012 at 12:28

    Hi Becky! I am actually not sure if I have read a banned book yet or not. :D But you know, banned or not, if I like the book, I will read it. :D - Ara

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  23. Sayomay30 September 2012 at 16:14

    Harry Potter was banned in my middle school!

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  24. Anonymous30 September 2012 at 17:48

    Hunger Games and Harry Potter!

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  25. Cricket30 September 2012 at 17:50

    Harry Potter and the Hunger Games

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  26. Darlene30 September 2012 at 20:02

    Of Mice and Men, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Wrinkle in Time, Harry Potter, Twilight, and more!

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  27. Lyric30 September 2012 at 20:50

    I loved Harry Potter.
    Thanks for the giveaway! :)

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  28. sweety1 October 2012 at 08:37

    My favorite banned books are Harry Potter,Vampire Academy,Twilight and Hunger Games.

    Thanks for the international giveaway!!

    Rafflecopter name - Rosemarie D

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  29. Veronika1 October 2012 at 09:44

    I liked The Hunger Games and Twilight!

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  30. Diana_Dimovska1 October 2012 at 10:02

    I loved The Hunger Games and Sylvia Plath's Bell Jar. Thanks!

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  31. Actually Kristen1 October 2012 at 11:03

    Looking for Alaska by John Green DFTBA!

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  32. Liese21 October 2012 at 14:16

    To Kill A Mockingbird
    sqwalker2@hotmail.com

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  33. All the Ups and Downs2 October 2012 at 03:26

    Brave New World, To Kill a Mockingbird, Fahrenheit 451

    x

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  34. Cryscringle2 October 2012 at 13:22

    I love Bridge to Terabithia!

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  35. Unknown2 October 2012 at 13:58

    Bridge to Terabithia, Harry Potter, bone, To Kill a Mockingbird...

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  36. Caitlin2 October 2012 at 19:22

    Tons! Harry potter, the giver, hunger games, the outsiders...

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  37. Rima2 October 2012 at 22:12

    So many, but my favourites are Harry Potter and the Hunger Games.

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  38. Lynn K.3 October 2012 at 08:47

    The Hunger Games! Until recently I didn't know that they were banned books.

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  39. Unknown3 October 2012 at 09:18

    Wow...ay too many to list, but let's just say that childhood wouldn't have been the same without Judy Blume and Madeline L'Engle...or Stephen King to read under the covers with a flashlight :)

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  40. Kaci Verdun3 October 2012 at 09:32

    The Hunger Games! Loved reading them!

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  41. Misha3 October 2012 at 10:43

    A Wrinkle in Time, His Dark Materials, Bridge to Terabithia, Harry Potter series~ so many banned books on my love list!

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  42. oriana3 October 2012 at 13:57

    Harry Potter, its kind of funny that is banned!
    athanks for making this ionternational

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  43. Ironstrangeprompts3 October 2012 at 17:15

    I love the Giver, and Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings, and so many of the ones I have read.

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  44. Allysa4 October 2012 at 04:22

    The Giver, The Hunger Games, To Kill A Mockingbird, Fahrenheit 45, etc <3

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  45. Cassandra4 October 2012 at 15:48

    I would have to say the Twilight series, the Vampire Academy series, Chris Crutcher's books, & the Harry Potter series.

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  46. Unknown5 October 2012 at 00:01

    Harry Potter series and the Hunger Games Trilogy. :)

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  47. Merry5 October 2012 at 14:35

    So many of the books I have enjoyed over the years have made the list. Farenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, I could go on and on.
    Lisa Hackney
    yankssssrule08 at yahoo dot com

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  49. ZaraAlexis6 October 2012 at 11:38

    The Color Purple, The Kite Runner, To Kill a Mockingbird...so many more. Thanks!

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  50. Cassi6 October 2012 at 14:26

    I love To Kill a Mockingbird and What My Mother Doesn't Know. Thanks!

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  51. Tami Valentine6 October 2012 at 16:02

    Bridge to Teribithia

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  52. Linda Kish6 October 2012 at 18:00

    Lots of classics and Stephen King books

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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