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Banned books

Banned books. Top Ten for 2012. 1.Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group 2.The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian , by Sherman Alexie Reasons: Offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group

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Banned books

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  1. Banned books

  2. Top Ten for 2012 • 1.Captain Underpants (series), by DavPilkey • Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group • 2.The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie • Reasons: Offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group • 3.Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher • Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited for age group • 4.Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James. • Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit • 5.And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson. • Reasons: Homosexuality, unsuited for age group • 6.The Kite Runner, by KhaledHosseini. • Reasons: Homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit • 7.Looking for Alaska, by John Green. • Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group • 8.Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz • Reasons: Unsuited for age group, violence • 9.The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls • Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit • 10.Beloved, by Toni Morrison • Reasons: Sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, violence • .

  3. Why? • Books usually are challenged with the best intentions—to protect others from difficult ideas and information. (ALA, 2013) • “Librarians should maintain that parents—and only parents—have the right and the responsibility to restrict the access of their children—and only their children—to library resources.” • (Free Access to Libraries for Minors/Library Bill of Rights) http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/celebrity-videos/what-banned

  4. Legal Protections Friday, September 13, 2002 “Local school boards may not remove books from school library shelves simply because they dislike the ideas contained in those books …” — U.S. Supreme Court in Board of Education, Island Trees School District v. Pico (1982)

  5. The Catcher in the Ryeby JD Salinger “Anti-white”, “Obscene”, “Blasphemous and undermines morality”, “Centered around negative activity”, Profanity, lurid passages about sex, statements defamatory to minorities, God, women, and the disabled. “Filthy, filthy book”

  6. The Grapes of Wrathby John Steinbeck • Burned for “vulgar words” • Booksellers in Turkey jailed “…for spreading propaganda unfavorable to the state” • “The book is full of filth. My son is being raised in a Christian home and this book takes the Lord’s name in vain and has all kinds of profanity in it.”

  7. To Kill a Mockingbirdby Harper Lee • “Filthy, trashy novel” • “Does psychological damage to the positive integration process.” • “Represents institutionalized racism under the guise of good literature.” • “Contains profanity, adult themes such as sexual intercourse, rape, and incest.”

  8. Lord of the Fliesby William Golding • “Demoralizing inasmuch as it • implies that man is little more • than an animal.” • “Excessive violence and bad • language.” • Profanity, lurid passages about sex • and statements defamatory to • minorities, God, women and • the disabled. • Reference to “niggers”

  9. Brave New Worldby Aldous Huxley • “Makes promiscuous sex look • like fun.” • Characters’ sexual behavior • directly opposed to the health • curriculum. • Characters showed contempt for • religion, marriage, and family. • Too many references to sex and • drug use.

  10. “No History is Illegal”Tucson Unified School District

  11. Ellen Hopkins • http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/celebrity-videos/ellen-hopkins

  12. Banned Books Timeline http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/51787/Banned-Books-Week-Celebrating-30-Years-of-Liberating-Literature/#vars!date=1992-06-04_00:58:31!

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