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Banned or Challenged! You decide...
Banned or Challenged! You decide...
Once you have made a choice, please fill out this quick Google Form so Mrs. Corcoran and Mrs. Perkowski have your choice and Mrs. Perkowski can get you the book.
**Books that can not be chosen are indicated. They are on the list as illustration to show you what is often challenged/banned/censored in an effort to have you realize how broad reaching challenges are.
Challenged, censored, banned --
classics: (in no particular order)
Challenged, censored, banned --
modern: (in no particular order)
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald *can not choose, you'll read next year.
The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger *can not choose, you'll read next year.
The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee *can not choose, you'll read next year.
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
Ulysses, by James Joyce
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
1984, by George Orwell
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck *can not choose, you read last year.
Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
Animal Farm, by George Orwell *can not choose, you'll read next year.
The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway
As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner
A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway
Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston
Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
Native Son, by Richard Wright
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey
Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin
All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren
The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
Lady Chatterley's Lover, by D.H. Lawrence
A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushdie
Sophie's Choice, by William Styron
Sons and Lovers, by D.H. Lawrence
Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
A Separate Peace, by John Knowles *can not choose, you'll read next year.
Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh
Women in Love, by DH Lawrence
The Naked and the Dead, by Norman Mailer
Tropic of Cancer, by Henry Miller
An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser
Run, Rabbit, Run, by John Updike
*brief history of where/why these have been banned.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
*Captain Underpants (series) by Dav Pilkey
can not choose, elementary level
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
Looking for Alaska by John Green
*George by Alex Gino can not choose, elementary level
*And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell can not choose, elementary level
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Internet Girls (series) by Lauren Myracle
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I Am Jazz by Jazz Jennings and Jessica Herthel
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
*Bone (series) by Jeff Smith can not choose, elementary level
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
*A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss can not choose, elementary level
*Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg
can not choose, elementary level
*Alice McKinley (series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor can not choose, elementary level
It's Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
*Scary Stories (series) by Alvin Schwartz can not choose, elementary level
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
*Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel can not choose, elementary level
*It's a Book by Lane Smith can not choose, elementary level
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
*Bad Kitty (series) by Nick Bruel can not choose, elementary level
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
*Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi can not choose, elementary level
*The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby by Dav Pilkey can not choose, elementary level
This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl by Tanya Lee Stone
*Goosebumps (series) by R.L. Stine can not choose, elementary level
*In Our Mothers' House by Patricia Polacco can not choose, elementary level
Lush by Natasha Friend
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Holy Bible
This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Gossip Girl (series) by Cecily von Ziegesar
House of Night (series) by P.C. Cast
*My Mom's Having A Baby by Dori Hillestad Butler can not choose, elementary level
*Neonomicon by Alan Moore can not choose, elementary level
*The Dirty Cowboy by Amy Timberlake can not choose, elementary level
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
*Draw Me a Star by Eric Carle can not choose, elementary level
Dreaming In Cuban by Cristina Garcia
Fade by Lisa McMann
*The Family Book by Todd Parr can not choose, elementary level
Feed by M.T. Anderson
*Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach can not choose, elementary level
*Habibi by Craig Thompson can not choose, elementary level
House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
*Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman can not choose, elementary level
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
*Nasreen’s Secret School by Jeanette Winter can not choose, elementary level
Saga by Brian K. Vaughan
Stuck in the Middle by Ariel Schrag
The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal
Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher
Awakening by Kate Chopin
Burned by Ellen Hopkins
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
Glass by Ellen Hopkins
*Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesle´a Newman can not choose, elementary level
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
*Madeline and the Gypsies by Ludwig Bemelmans can not choose, elementary level
*My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis can not choose, elementary level
*Prince and Knight by Daniel Haack can not choose, elementary level
Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology by Amy Sonnie
*Skippyjon Jones (series) by Judith Schachner can not choose, elementary level
So Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins
The Color of Earth (series) by Tong-hwa Kim
*The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter can not choose, elementary level
The Walking Dead (series) by Robert Kirkman
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
*Uncle Bobby’s Wedding by Sarah S Brannen can not choose, elementary level
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
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