25 Banned Books

Yet always available in this library...

Scary Stories
Traditional and modernday stories of ghosts,
haunts, monsters, and
many other scary
things.
By Alvin Schwartz

Why was it banned?

It was banned because some

thought it was too scary.

A Wrinkle in Time
Meg and her friends
come in contact with
unearthly creatures and a
search for her father, who
disappears while
engaged in secret work
for the government.
By Madeleine LEngle

Why was it banned?

It was banned because of
wizardry.

The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
The story of a young
boy, his friends, and
their lives on the
Mississippi River in the
mid 1800's.
By Mark Twain

Why was it banned?

Banned because of the slang
used to describe African
Americans and racist content.

Harry Potter Books

A young man who longs
to escape his hateful
relatives, the Dursleys,
but doesn't know he is a
wizard until he is invited
to attend Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft
and Wizardry.
By J.K. Rowling

Why were they banned?

Banned because some say they
promote wizardry, witchcraft, and
magic.

Bridge to Terabithia
The life of a ten-yearold boy in Virginia
expands when he
meets a newcomer who
meets a untimely death
trying to reach their
hideout, Terabithia,
during a storm.
By Katherine Paterson

Why was it banned?

It was banned because of the
language, promoting a fantasy world,
and it has an upsetting ending.

Junie B. Jones
Junie B. Jones is a
sassy yet lovable
kindergartener who
experiences life through
the eyes of a true
youngster.
By Barbara Park

Why was it banned?

Challenged for having extreme
emotions such as hate. Also
incorrect grammar.

Captain Underpants
Two fourth-grade boys
who write comic books
and love to pull pranks
find themselves in big
trouble.
By Dan Pilkey

Why was it banned?

It was banned because of antifamily content and for promoting
bathroom humor.

The Upstairs Room

A Dutch Jewish girl
describes the two-andone-half years she
spent in hiding in the
upstairs bedroom of a
farmer's house during
World War II.
By Johanna Reiss

Why was it banned?

It was banned because of
profanity.

Olive's Ocean
Martha Boyle and Olive
Barstow could have been
friends, but they weren't.
Weeks after a tragic
accident, all that is left are
eerie connections between
the former classmates who
both kept the same secret
without knowing it.
By Kevin Henkes

Why was it banned?

It was banned because of
profanity and the subject of death.

Goosebumps
Welcome to Dead House, #1
Amanda and Josh Benson
move into a new house in
Dark Falls, where the
residents are all zombies
who have died while living in
the same house and are
preparing to make the
Benson family one of them,
as they need blood to
survive.

By R.L. Stine

Why was it banned?

It has been banned because
graphic content,violence,
disturbing scenes & dialogue.

A Day No Pigs Would Die

To a thirteen-year-old farm
boy from Vermont whose
father slaughters pigs for a
living, maturity comes early
by learning doing whats
got to be done, especially
regarding his pet.
By Robert Newton Peck

Why was it banned?

Banned because of description of
pigs being slaughtered.

Double Fudge
Fans will laugh out loud
at the irrepressible wit
of Peter Hatcher, the
hilarious antics of
mischievous Fudge,
and the unbreakable
confidence of know-it-all
Sheila Tubman in the
five Fudge books.
By Judy Blume

Why was it banned?

Banned because disrespect for
adults.

Julie of the Wolves

While running away
from home and an
unwanted marriage, a
thirteen-year-old
Eskimo girl becomes
lost on the North Slope
of Alaska and is
befriended by a wolf
pack.
By Jean Craighead
George

Why was it banned?

It was banned because the main
character gets married at age 13.

Harriet the Spy

Harriet M. Welsch is a
spy. In her notebook, she
writes down everything she
knows about everyone,
even her classmates and
her best friends. Then
Harriet loses track of her
notebook, and it ends up in
the wrong hands.
By Louise Fitzhugh

Why was it banned?

It was banned because it teaches
children to lie, spy, and talk back.

The Boy who Lost his face

David receives a curse
from an elderly woman
he has helped his
schoolmates attack, and
he regrets that he does
what others want him to
for the sake of
popularity.
By Louis Sachar

Why was it banned?

It has been banned because it
contains mysticism.

A Light in the Attic

A collection of
humorous poetry.
By Shel Silverstein

Why was it banned?

It has been banned because it
encourages messiness and
disobedience.

James and the Giant Peach

Mistreated James
enters a big peach as a
house a finds wonderful
buggy friends.
By Roald Dahl

Why was it banned?

It has been banned because of
mysticism and references to
tobacco and whiskey.

The Golden Compass

An orphaned named
Lyra Belacqua, whose
carefree life among the
scholars at Oxford's
Jordan College is
shattered by the arrival of
two powerful visitors.
By Philip Pullman

Why was it banned?

Banned/Challenged due to complaints
of anti-religion and alcohol use.

The Giver
Jonas' world is perfect.
Everything is under control.
There is no war or fear or
pain. There are no choices.
Every person is assigned a
role in the Community.
When Jonas turns twelve,
he is singled out to receive
special training from The
Giver.

By Lois Lowry

Why was it banned?

Banned because of violence, suicide,
and euthanasia.

Summer of My German
Soldier
Sheltering an escaped
prisoner of war is the
beginning of some
experiences for a
twelve-year-old girl in
Arkansas.
By Bette Greene

Why was it banned?

It has been banned because of
offensive language, racial stereotypes,
and giving readers a bad view of the
world.

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