Books can be banned for many reasons including sexual content, offensive language, violence, witchcraft, homosexuality, or religious content. Below are just a few banned/challenged books from 1884-2014 in the ECC. Click the links to view more lists and the reasons why these books are banned.
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- Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin (2014) 306.768 KUK.
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- I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel & Jazz jennings (2014) 306.76 HER.
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- Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan by Jeanette Winter (2009) 371.823 WIN.
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- Hunger Games (Series) by Suzanne Collins (2008-2010) F COL.
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- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (2008) F GAI.
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- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (2007) F ASH.
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- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (2007) F Ale.
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- Looking for Alaska by John Green (2005) F GRE.
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- Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (2003) 955.05 SAT.
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- King & King by Linda de Haan & Stern Nijland (2002) E HAA.
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- Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling (1997-2007) F ROW.
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- Captain Underpants (Series) by Dav Pilkey (1997) GR 741.5 PIL.
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- The Giver by Lois Lowry (1993) F Low.
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- Draw Me a Star by Eric Carle (1992) E CAR.
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- Bone by Jeff Smith (1991-2004) GR 741.5 Smi.
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- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (1991) F CHB.
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- Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam (1987) 809.1 MER.
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- Animalia by Graeme Base (1986) E Bas.
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- The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant (1985) F RYL.
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- Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak (1981) F SEN.
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- The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks (1981) F BAN.
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- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (1977) F PAT.
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- The Amazing Bone by William Steig (1976) F STE.
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- The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier (1974) F COR.
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- Blubber by Judy Blume (1974) F BLU.
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- Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (1972) F CAS GEO.
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- In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (1970) F SEN.
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- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (1970) B Ang.
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- Sounder by William H. Armstrong (1969) F ARM.
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- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (1969) F STE.
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- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1964) F DAH.
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- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1963) F Sen.
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- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (1962) F LEN.
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- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (1962) E KEA.
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- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (1961) F DAH.
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- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960) F LEE.
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- Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White (1952) F WHI.
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- Goodnight moon by Margaret Wise Brown (1947) E BRO.
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- The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903) F Lon.
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- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900) F BAU.
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- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1884) PROF 813.47 Twa.
