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Banned Books Week 2007 -- Sept. 29-Oct. 6Do 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 |
Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2006:And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell --for homosexuality, anti-family, and unsuited to age group Gossip Girls series by Cecily Von Ziegesar -- for homosexuality, sexual content, drugs, unsuited to age group, and offensive language Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor -- for sexual content and offensive language The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler -- for sexual content, anti-family, offensive language, and unsuited to age group The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison -- for sexual content, offensive language, and unsuited to age group Scary Stories series by Alvin Schwartz -- for occult/Satanism, unsuited to age group, violence, and insensitivity Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher -- for homosexuality and offensive language The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky -- for homosexuality, sexually explicit, offensive language, and unsuited to age group Beloved by Toni Morrison -- for offensive language, sexual content, and unsuited to age group The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier -- for sexual content, offensive language, and violence
More Examples of Banned BooksWant to read one of these banned books? Check out the display in the Minneapolis campus library or 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 Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 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
More About Banned Books WeekAmerican Library Association Banned Books Week Most Challenged Books of the 21st Century (2000-2005) 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000 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 |
