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Banned Books: You Might’ve Read in School!.
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“Hundreds of books have been either removed or challenged in schools and libraries in the United States every year. According to the American Library Association (ALA), there were at least 326 in 2011. ALA estimates that 70 to 80 percent are never reported.” -bannedbooksweek.org/ censorship What is censorship?
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) • “N” word • promotes racism Mark Twain
Catcher in the Rye (1951) • Obscene • Blasphemous • Negative • Foul • filthy J.D. Salinger
Call of Wild (1903) • Bloody violence • Dark tone Jack London
The Great Gatsby (1925) • Alcoholism • Sexual references • profanity F. Scott Fitzgerald
In Cold Blood (1966) • Sex • Violence • Profanity Truman Capote
The Scarlet Letter (1850) • Pornographic • Obscene Nathaniel Hawthorne
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) • Profane • Racist • degrading Harper Lee
Where the Wild Things Are (1963) • Dark and disturbing nature Maurice Sendak
Fahrenheit 451 (1953) • Hells • Damns • Against religious beliefs Ray Bradbury
Grapes of Wrath (1939) • Profanity • Sexual references John Steinbeck
Lord of the Flies (1954) • Profanity • Racial and sexual slurs William Golding
http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/censorship/bannedbooksthatshapedamericahttp://www.bannedbooksweek.org/censorship/bannedbooksthatshapedamerica • For more information on banned books and banned books week, please visit the link to the left. Banned Books Week