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Banned Books: You Might’ve Read in School!

Banned Books: You Might’ve Read in School!.

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Banned Books: You Might’ve Read in School!

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  1. Banned Books: You Might’ve Read in School!

  2. “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?

  3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) • “N” word • promotes racism Mark Twain

  4. Catcher in the Rye (1951) • Obscene • Blasphemous • Negative • Foul • filthy J.D. Salinger

  5. Call of Wild (1903) • Bloody violence • Dark tone Jack London

  6. The Great Gatsby (1925) • Alcoholism • Sexual references • profanity F. Scott Fitzgerald

  7. In Cold Blood (1966) • Sex • Violence • Profanity Truman Capote

  8. The Scarlet Letter (1850) • Pornographic • Obscene Nathaniel Hawthorne

  9. To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) • Profane • Racist • degrading Harper Lee

  10. Where the Wild Things Are (1963) • Dark and disturbing nature Maurice Sendak

  11. Fahrenheit 451 (1953) • Hells • Damns • Against religious beliefs Ray Bradbury

  12. Grapes of Wrath (1939) • Profanity • Sexual references John Steinbeck

  13. Lord of the Flies (1954) • Profanity • Racial and sexual slurs William Golding

  14. 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

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