Banned Books (2) Ppt

8/9/2019 Banned Books (2) Ppt

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25 Banned Books

Yet always available in this library...


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Scary Stories

Traditional and modern-

day stories of ghosts,

haunts, monsters, and

many other scarythings.

By Alvin Schwartz


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Why was it banned?

It was banned because some

thought it was too scary.


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A Wrinkle in Time

eg and her friendscome in contact withunearthly creatures and a

search for her father, whodisa!!ears whileengaged in secret wor"for the government.

By adeleine #$%ngle


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Why was it banned?

It was banned because of

wizardry.


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The Adventures of

Huckleberry Finn

The story of a young

boy, his friends, and

their lives on the

ississi!!i &iver in the

mid '())*s.

By ar" Twain


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Why was it banned?

Banned because of the slang

used to describe African Americans and racist content.


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Harry otter Books

A young man who longsto esca!e his hatefulrelatives, the +ursleys,

but doesn*t "now he is awizard until he is invitedto attend ogwartsSchool of itchcraftand izardry.

By ./. &owling


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Why were they banned?

Banned because some say they

!romote wizardry, witchcraft, andmagic.


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Brid!e to Terabithia

The life of a ten-year-old boy in 0irginiae1!ands when he

meets a newcomer whomeets a untimely deathtrying to reach theirhideout, Terabithia,during a storm.

By /atherine 2aterson


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Why was it banned?

It was banned because of thelanguage, !romoting a fantasy world,

and it has an u!setting ending.


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"unie B# "ones

unie B. ones is a

sassy yet lovable

"indergartener who

e1!eriences life throughthe eyes of a true

youngster.

By Barbara 2ar"


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Why was it banned?

3hallenged for having e1treme

emotions such as hate. Alsoincorrect grammar .


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$a%tain &nder%ants

Two fourth-grade boys

who write comic boo"s

and love to !ull !ran"s

find themselves in big

trouble.

By +an 2il"ey


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Why was it banned?

It was banned because of anti-

family content and for !romotingbathroom humor.


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The &%stairs 'oom

A +utch ewish girl

describes the two-and-

one-half years she

s!ent in hiding in the

u!stairs bedroom of a

farmer*s house during

orld ar II.By ohanna &eiss


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Why was it banned?


!rofanity.


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(live)s (cean

artha Boyle and 4liveBarstow could have beenfriends, but they weren*t.

ee"s after a tragicaccident, all that is left areeerie connections betweenthe former classmates who

both "e!t the same secretwithout "nowing it.

By /evin en"es


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Why was it banned?


!rofanity and the sub5ect of death.


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*oosebum%s

Welcome to +ead House, -.

Amanda and osh Benson

move into a new house in

+ar" 6alls, where the

residents are all zombies

who have died while living in

the same house and are

!re!aring to ma"e the

Benson family one of them,

as they need blood to

survive.

By &.#. Stine


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Why was it banned?

It has been banned because

gra!hic content,violence,disturbing scenes 7 dialogue.


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A +ay /o i!s Would +ie

To a thirteen-year-old farm

boy from 0ermont whose

father slaughters !igs for a

living, maturity comes earlyby learning 8doing what$s

got to be done,9 es!ecially

regarding his !et.

By &obert :ewton 2ec"


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Why was it banned?

Banned because of descri!tion of

!igs being slaughtered.


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+ouble Fud!e

6ans will laugh out loud

at the irre!ressible wit

of 2eter atcher, the

hilarious antics ofmischievous 6udge,

and the unbrea"able

confidence of "now-it-all

Sheila Tubman in thefive 6udge boo"s.

By udy Blume


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Why was it banned?

Banned because disres!ect for

adults.


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"ulie of the Wolves

hile running awayfrom home and anunwanted marriage, athirteen-year-old%s"imo girl becomeslost on the :orth Slo!eof Alas"a and isbefriended by a wolf

!ac".

By ean 3raighead

;eorge


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Why was it banned?

It was banned because the main

character gets married at age '


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Harriet the S%y

arriet . elsch is as!y. In her noteboo", she

writes down everything she

"nows about everyone,

even her classmates andher best friends. Then

arriet loses trac" of her

noteboo", and it ends u! in

the wrong hands.

By #ouise 6itzhugh


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Why was it banned?

It was banned because it teaches

children to lie, s!y, and tal" bac".


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The Boy who 0ost his face

+avid receives a curse

from an elderly woman

he has hel!ed his

schoolmates attac", andhe regrets that he does

what others want him to

for the sa"e of

!o!ularity.

By #ouis Sachar


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Why was it banned?

It has been banned because it

contains mysticism.


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A 0i!ht in the Attic

A collection of

humorous !oetry.

By Shel Silverstein


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Why was it banned?

It has been banned because it

encourages messiness anddisobedience.


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"ames and the *iant each

istreated ames

enters a big !each as ahouse a finds wonderful

buggy friends.

By &oald +ahl


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Why was it banned?

It has been banned because of

mysticism and references totobacco and whis"ey.


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The *olden $om%ass

An or!haned named

#yra Belac=ua, whose

carefree life among the

scholars at 41ford*sordan 3ollege is

shattered by the arrival of

two !owerful visitors.

By 2hili! 2ullman


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Why was it banned?

Banned>3hallenged due to com!laints

of anti-religion and alcohol use.


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The *iver

onas* world is !erfect.

%verything is under control.

There is no war or fear or

!ain. There are no choices.%very !erson is assigned a

role in the 3ommunity.

hen onas turns twelve,

he is singled out to receive

s!ecial training from The

;iver.

By #ois #owry


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Why was it banned?

Banned because of violence, suicide,

and euthanasia.


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Summer of 1y *erman

Soldier Sheltering an esca!ed

!risoner of war is the

beginning of some

e1!eriences for atwelve-year-old girl in

Ar"ansas.

By Bette ;reene


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Why was it banned?

It has been banned because of

offensive language, racial stereoty!es,

and giving readers a bad view of theworld.


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+id these books deserve to

be banned?


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