Carson City School District Superintendent discusses Jack London as a part of Banned Books Week
Have you read a banned book lately?
Chances are, even if it was on your high school literature class reading list, you have read a book that somebody somewhere wanted to ban.
Along with libraries across the country, the Carson City Library will be celebrating Banned Books Week (Sept. 22-28) with a special event to thank authors whose work has been prohibited or challenged.
Between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, readers will gather at the library to write letters to authors to show support for writing about controversial subjects.
Registration is encouraged, and you can sign up here by clicking on the Calendar, or by following this link.
Our Banned Books Week letter-writing campaign kicks off with community leaders sharing their thoughts. We'll share a new feature each day of the week leading up to Friday's event!
Richard Stokes, Superintendent, Carson City School District
As a young man, I enjoyed reading the work of Jack London. In particular, I loved “The Call of the Wild”. At the time, I had no idea it was banned in some European countries just prior to the start of World War II. However, being an avid outdoor enthusiast and dog lover too, the exciting setting of the Alaskan Gold Rush had all of the makings of a great story for me.
As with all great literature, I know the book has been assigned certain literary interpretations to its character — and certain attempts to explain the social and psychological aspects of human nature. But, to my 13-year-old mind, I loved the action, the adventure and the realization that there’s a delicate line separating all of us from the civilization we learn to live in and the call of the wild that is in all of us.
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