This year's Freedom to Read Week takes place from February 21-27, 2010.
During the week Canadians are encouraged to think about and commit themselves to the principles of intellectual freedom which in Canada are guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Many books have been challenged in Canada, including ones that you may have read, including David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass, and John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
Even the Harry Potter series has received numerous complaints (in 19 States and various parts of Canada) about the books being read in the classroom because Harry is engaged in wizardry, witchcraft, and magic-making, and that these activities are inappropriate for young readers.
For more information about Freedom to Read Week go to http://www.freedomtoread.com/
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