Culture Buzz Or as an adult…don't judge me. In honor of Banned Books Week here's a few novels you can pull out of the attic in order to stick it to the man.
1.
Reasoning: Promotes witchcraft and main character has no moral story arc.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #1
Specific Example: Boston, Massachusetts
2.
Reasoning: Profanity, encouraged disrespect of adults, death being central to the plot, encouraged secular humanism and/or satanism and blending of fantasy and reality.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #28
Specific Example: Cromwell, Connecticut
3.
Reasoning: Insensitivity, encouraged disrespect towards adults and age inappropriate.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #13
Specific Example: Long Beach, New York
4.
Reasoning: Questioning God/religious uncertainty and inappropriate dealings with the onset of puberty.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #99
Specific Example: So prevalent since the 1960s that news stories on it seem non-existant. Got an example? Leave it in the comments!
5.
Reasoning: Tanning female with partially exposed breast on the beach.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 1990-1999: #87
Specific Example: Long Island, New York
6.
Reasoning: Anti-religious/Christian propaganda, main characters drink and imbibe drugs (poppy).
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #8
Specific Example: Austin, Texas
7.
Reasoning: Encouraged children to engage in socially unacceptable behavior, profanity and promoted gambling.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 1990-1999: #96
Specific Example: La Paz, Indiana
8.
Reasoning: Profanity and the villain is never punished for her cruelty.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #43
Specific Example: As with Judy Blume's other novel, this book has been banned for decades so finding a specific example is pretty difficult. Have one for me? Leave it in the comments!
9.
Reasoning: Inappropriate for age group, desensitizes children to murder and encouraged violence as entertainment, drug use.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2010: #5
Specific Example: Goffstown, New Hampshire
10.
Reasoning: Communist and racist overtones, profanity, too scary for age group, encouraged disrespect of adults.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 1990-1999: #50
Specific Example: Toledo, Ohio
11.
Reasoning: Attempted marital rape of the main character and violence.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #91
Specific Example: Kansas City, Missouri
12.
Reasoning: Profanity, racial slurs and harsh depiction of racism in the South.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #66
Specific Example: Orlando, Florida
13.
Reasoning: Encouraged sexual promiscuity, euthanasia, belittles motherhood and family, violence, inappropriate themes, and disrespect of the elderly.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #23
Specific Example: San Dimas, California
14.
Reasoning: Inappropriate themes, explicit sexuality and offensive language.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2010: #10
Specific Example: San Juan Capistrano, California
15.
Reasoning: Violence, misogyny, promotion of witchcraft and too scary for age group.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 1990-1999: #22
Specific Example: Boyertown, Pennsylvania
16.
Reasoning: Promotion of witchcraft and crystal balls and anti-religious undertones.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #90
Specific Example: Waterloo, Iowa
17.
Reasoning: The series was banned for violence, inappropriate themes, and being too scary for age group.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #94
Specific Example: Minneapolis, Minnesota
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