Banned Books Week
Do we really have the freedom to read? Check out some of the banned and frequently challenged books. You may recognize a few.
10 Most Frequently Challenged
Books | More Examples of Banned Books |
About Banned Books
Banned Books Week emphasizes the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one's opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them. ~ American Library Association |
Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2008:
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
and Peter Parnell --
for anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and unsuited
to age group
His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip
Pullman --
for political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, and violence
TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R (series) by Lauren
Myracle --
for offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
Scary Stories (series) by
Alvin Schwartz --
for occult/satanism, religious viewpoint, and violence
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya --
for occult/satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually
explicit, and violence
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by
Stephen Chbosky --
for drugs, homosexuality, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, suicide,
and unsuited to age group
Gossip Girl (series)
by Cecily Von Ziegesar --
for offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited
to age group
Uncld Bobby's Wedding by Sarah S. Brannen --
for homosexuality and unsuited to age group
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini --
for offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
Flashcards of My Life by Charise Mericle Harper --
for sexually explicit and unsuited to age group
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Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment. ~ALA Library Bill of Rights |
More Examples of Banned Books
Want to read one of these banned books? Look it up on CLICnet!
1984 by George Orwell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Color Purple by Alice Walker
Cujo by Stephen King
Flowers for Algernon by Danile Keyes
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent by Julia Alvarez
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
The Outsiders by SE hinton
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Slaugherhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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We uphold the principles of intellectual freedom and resist all efforts to censor library resources. ~ ALA Code of Ethics |
More About Banned Books Week
American Library Association Banned Books Week
Frequently Challenged Books of the 21st Century (2001-2008)
Banned and Challenged Classics
100 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature Z658. U5 K35 Mpls Library
Teaching Banned Books: 12 Guides for Young Readers Z1019. S33 2001 St. Paul Library
Banned in the USA: A Reference Guide to Book Censorship in Schools and Public Libraries online from NetLibrary
