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“When in doubt, go to the library” 
~from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. 
Rowling
Banned Books Week is an annual event 
celebrating the freedom to read. 
Typically held during the last week of September, it 
highlights the value of free and open access to 
information. 
The purpose is to support of the freedom to seek 
and to express ideas, even those some consider 
unorthodox or unpopular. 
By focusing on efforts across the country to 
remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books 
Week draws national attention to the harms of 
censorship. 
"Reprinted by permission of the American Library Association."
A challenge is an 
attempt to remove or 
restrict materials, 
based upon the 
objections of a person 
or group. 
A banning is the 
removal of those 
materials.
Books usually are challenged with the best 
intentions—to protect others, frequently 
children, from difficult ideas and information. 
The following were the top three reasons cited 
for challenging materials as reported to the 
Office of Intellectual Freedom: 
the material was considered to be "sexually explicit" 
the material contained "offensive language" 
the material was "unsuited to age group"
Throughout history, more and different kinds of 
people and groups , who, for all sorts of 
reasons, have attempted—and continue to 
attempt—to suppress anything that conflicts 
with or anyone who disagrees with their own 
beliefs.
The ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom 
receives reports from libraries, schools, and the 
media on attempts to ban books in 
communities across the country. 
Research suggests that for each challenge 
reported there are as many as four or five that 
go unreported.
2012: 
Dav Pilkey 
Sherman Alexie 
Jay Asher 
E.L. James 
Ellen Hopkins 
Jimmy Santiago Baca 
Patricia Polacco 
John Green 
Luis Alberto Urrea 
Alvin Schwartz 
Dagberto Glib
1. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald 
2. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger 
3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 
4. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee 
5. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker 
6. Ulysses, by James Joyce 
7. Beloved, by Toni Morrison 
8. The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding 
9. 1984, by George Orwell 
10. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
Bone (series), by 
Jeff Smith 
Reasons: Political 
viewpoint, racism, 
violence
Bless Me Ultima, 
by Rudolfo Anaya 
Reasons: 
Occult/Satanism, 
offensive language, 
religious viewpoint, 
sexually explicit
The Perks of Being a 
Wallflower, by 
Stephen Chbosky 
Reasons: 
drugs/alcohol/ 
smoking, 
homosexuality, 
sexually explicit, 
unsuited to age group
Looking for Alaska, by 
John Green 
Reasons: 
Drugs/alcohol/ 
smoking, sexually 
explicit, unsuited to 
age group
A Bad Boy Can Be 
Good for A Girl, by 
Tanya Lee Stone 
Reasons: 
Drugs/alcohol/ 
smoking, nudity, 
offensive language, 
sexually explicit
The Hunger Games, 
by Suzanne Collins 
Reasons: Religious 
viewpoint, unsuited to 
age group
Fifty Shades of Grey, 
by E.L. James 
Reasons: Nudity, 
offensive language, 
religious viewpoint, 
sexually explicit, 
unsuited to age group
The Absolutely True 
Diary of a Part-Time 
Indian, by 
Sherman Alexie 
Reasons: 
Drugs/alcohol/ 
smoking, offensive 
language, racism, 
sexually explicit, 
unsuited to age group
The Bluest Eye, by 
Toni Morrison 
Reasons: Offensive 
language, sexually 
explicit, unsuited to 
age group, violence
Captain Underpants 
(series), by Dav Pilkey 
Reasons: Offensive 
language, unsuited for 
age group, violence
Can you name these books?

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Banned books week 2014

  • 1. “When in doubt, go to the library” ~from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
  • 2. Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. The purpose is to support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. "Reprinted by permission of the American Library Association."
  • 3. A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials.
  • 4. Books usually are challenged with the best intentions—to protect others, frequently children, from difficult ideas and information. The following were the top three reasons cited for challenging materials as reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom: the material was considered to be "sexually explicit" the material contained "offensive language" the material was "unsuited to age group"
  • 5.
  • 6. Throughout history, more and different kinds of people and groups , who, for all sorts of reasons, have attempted—and continue to attempt—to suppress anything that conflicts with or anyone who disagrees with their own beliefs.
  • 7.
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  • 10. The ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom receives reports from libraries, schools, and the media on attempts to ban books in communities across the country. Research suggests that for each challenge reported there are as many as four or five that go unreported.
  • 11. 2012: Dav Pilkey Sherman Alexie Jay Asher E.L. James Ellen Hopkins Jimmy Santiago Baca Patricia Polacco John Green Luis Alberto Urrea Alvin Schwartz Dagberto Glib
  • 12. 1. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald 2. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 4. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee 5. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker 6. Ulysses, by James Joyce 7. Beloved, by Toni Morrison 8. The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding 9. 1984, by George Orwell 10. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
  • 13. Bone (series), by Jeff Smith Reasons: Political viewpoint, racism, violence
  • 14. Bless Me Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya Reasons: Occult/Satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit
  • 15. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky Reasons: drugs/alcohol/ smoking, homosexuality, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
  • 16. Looking for Alaska, by John Green Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/ smoking, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
  • 17. A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl, by Tanya Lee Stone Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/ smoking, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit
  • 18. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins Reasons: Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group
  • 19. Fifty Shades of Grey, by E.L. James Reasons: Nudity, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
  • 20. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/ smoking, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
  • 21. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
  • 22. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group, violence
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  • 26. Can you name these books?