1. Banned Books and Censorship Who, what, when, where, and why? By Jenna Bell

3. Some parents

5. The Bible and Qur’an have been banned in certain cities throughout history by dominant religions

6. Political reasoning

8. American Library Association (ALA)

9. National Education Association (NEA)

10. American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE)

12. Writers

13. Publishers

14. Educators

16. What are some examples?

18. More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

19. Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your BonesWritten by Alvin Schwartz Illustrated by Stephen Gammell

21. “The Little Black Dog” From: More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark By Alvin Schwartz Illustrations by Stephen Gammell

28. Religious Viewpoints

29. Violence

30. Social Reasons

32. Prior to the invention of the printing press in the 1500’s, book burning was common because it destroyed what was commonly the only copy of a book

33. In the 1500’s, the “Index of Forbidden Books” was created and was finally abolished by the Vatican in 1966

36. Religious

37. Political

39. Sources: American Library Association (2010). About banned and challenged books. Retrieved May 3, 2010 from http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/aboutbann edbooks/index.cfm Art and Popular Culture (2010). Censorship. Retrieved May 3, 2010 from http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Censorship Conger, C (2010). How does book banning work? Retrieved May 8, 2010 from http://history.howstuffworks.com/american- history/book-banning.htm Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2010). In Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 7, 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scary_Stories_to_Tell_in_the_Dark

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