Why Are They Banned? Banned Books Week 2012 : To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Ask Alice & Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee:
Challenged or banned for offensive and racially insensitive language, racism, adult themes such as sexual intercourse, rape, and incest

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Go Ask Alice by Anonymous:
Challenged or banned for depiction of drug use, explicit language, using street terms for sex,
blasphemy, and talk of worms eating body parts
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown:Banned because of the possibility of it being controversial. Yes, just because of the possibility.

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And there you have it, 15 books that have been banned or challenged. There are a great deal more, but we hope this inspires you to read banned books!

Why Are They Banned? Banned Books Week 2012 : Little House on the Prairie & James and the Giant Peach

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder:
Challenged or banned because for the depiction of Native American people

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James & the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl:
Challenged or banned because it contains magical elements and references to drugs and alcohol

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Why Are They Banned? Banned Books Week 2012 : My Brother Same is Dead & The Golden Compass

My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier:
Challenged or banned due to profanity

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The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman:
Challenged or banned because of the book’s anti-Christian doctrine, anti-religious messages, and
drug use by the main character
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Why Are They Banned? Banned Books Week 2012 : Harry Potter & Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling:
Challenged or banned for encouraging lying, cheating, stealing, and witchcraft, promoting violence, and being scary

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Are You There God?  It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume:
Challenged or banned due to the frank treatment of adolescent sexuality and religion

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Why Are They Banned? Banned Books Week 2012 : The Grapes of Wrath & The Upstairs Room

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck:
Challenged or banned for offensive language, including the use of the name of God and Jesus in a
vain and profane manner, along with inappropriate sexual references

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The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss:
Challenged or banned for offensive language and content not suitable for children.

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Why Are They Banned? Banned Books Week 2012 : I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings & Football's Best Short Stories

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou:
Challenged or banned for racism, mature content, homosexuality, sexual content, offensive language, descriptions of drug abuse, portrayal of rape and other sexual abuse

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Football's Best Short Stories by Paul Staudohar: Challenged or banned due to violence and offensive language

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