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Censored Books
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Responding to the Meese commission's official approval of pressure-group
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censorship, Waldenbooks staged a promotion featuring 52 volumes that had been
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"challenged, burned or banned somewhere in the United States in the last 15
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years." The titles and the reasons for outrage against these books are so
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astounding that we decided to publish the complete list.
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THE BASTARD, by John Jakes.
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Removed from Montour (Pennsylvania) High School library, 1976.
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BLOODLINE, by Sidney Sheldon.
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Challenged in Abingdon, Virginia, 1980;
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Elizabethton, Tennessee, 1981.
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BRAVE NEW WORLD, by Aldous Huxley.
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Removed from classroom, Miller, Missouri, 1980.
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Challenged frequently throughout the U.S.
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CARRIE, by Stephen King.
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Considered "trash" that is especially harmful for "younger girls."
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Challenged by Clark High School library, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1975.
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Placed on special closed shelf in Union High School library, Vergennes,
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Vermont, 1978.
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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, by J.D. Salinger.
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Considered "dangerous" because of vulgarity, occultism, violence and sexual
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content.
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Banned in Freeport High School, DeFuniak Springs, Florida, 1985.
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Removed from
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Issaquah, Washington, optional high school reading list, 1978;
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required reading list, Middleville, Michingan, 1979.;
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Jackson-Milton school libraries, North Jackson, Ohio, 1980;
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Anniston, Alabama, high school libraries, 1982.
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Challenged by Libby (Montana) High School, 1983.
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CATCH-22, by Joseph Heller.
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Considered "dangerous" because of objectionable language.
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Banned in Strongsville, Ohio, 1972 (overturned in 1976).
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Challenged by Dallas, Texas, Independent School District high school
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libraries, 1974,
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Snoqualmie, Washington, 1979.
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THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR, by Jean M. Auel.
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Challenged by numerous public libraries.
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A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, by Anthony Burgess.
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"Objectionable" language.
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Removed from
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Westport, Rhode Island, high school classrooms, 1977;
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Aurora, Colorado, high school classrooms, 1976;
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Anniston, Alabama, high school libraries, 1982.
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THE COLOR PURPLE, by Alice Walker.
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Considered inappropriate because of its "troubling ideas about race relations,
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man's relationship to God, African history and human sexuality."
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Challenged by Oakland, California, high school honors class, 1984;
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rejected for purchase by Hayward, California, school trustees.
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THE CRUCIBLE, by Arthur Miller.
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Considered dangerous because it contains "sick words from the mouths of
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demon-possessed people."
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Challenged by Cumberland Valley High School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
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1982.
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CUJO, by Stephen King.
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Profanity and strong sexual content cited as reasons for opposition.
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Banned by Washington County, Alabama, Board of Education, 1985;
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challenged by Rankin County, Mississippi, School District, 1984;
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removed from Bradford, New York, school library, 1985;
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rejected for purchase by Hayward, California, school trustees, 1985.
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DEATH OF A SALESMAN, by Arthur Miller.
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Cited for profanity.
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Banned by Spring Valley Community High School, French Lick, Indiana,
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1981;
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challenged by Dallas, Texas, Independent School District high school
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libraries, 1974.
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THE DEVIL'S ALTERNATE, by Frederick Forsyth.
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Removed by Evergreen School District, Vancouver, Washington, 1983.
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THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, by Anne Frank.
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Objections to sexually offensive passages.
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Challenged by Wise County, Virginia, 1982;
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Alabama State Book Committee, 1983.
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EAST OF EDEN, by John Steinbeck.
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Considered "ungodly and obscene."
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Removed from Anniston, Alabama, high school libraries, 1982;
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Morris, Manitoba, school libraries, 1982.
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A FAREWELL TO ARMS, by Ernest Hemingway.
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Labeled as a "sex novel."
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Challenged by Dallas, Texas, Independent School District high school
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libraries, 1974;
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Vernon-Verona-Sherill, New York, School District, 1980.
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FIRESTARTER, by Stephen King.
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Cited for "graphic descriptions of sexual acts, vulgar language and violence."
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Challenged by Campbell County, Wyoming, school system, 1983-1984.
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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON, by Daniel Keyes.
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Explicit, distasteful love scenes cited among reasons for opposition.
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Banned by Plant City, Florida, 1976;
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Emporium, Pennsylvania, 1977;
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Glen Rose (Arkansas) High School library, 1981.
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Challenged by Oberlin (Ohio) High School, 1983;
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Glenrock (Wyoming) High School, 1984.
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FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC, by V.C. Andrews.
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Considered "dangerous" because it contains "offensive passages concerning
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incest and sexual intercourse."
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Challenged by Richmond (Rhode Island) High School, 1983.
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FOREVER, by Judy Blume.
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Detractors cite its "four-letter words and [talk] about masturbation, birth
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control and disobedience to parents."
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Challenged by Midvalley Junior-Senior High School library, Scranton,
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Pennsylvania, 1982;
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Orlando, Florida, schools, 1982;
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Akron, Ohio, School District libraries, 1983;
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Howard-Suamico (Wisconsin) High School, 1983;
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Holdredge, Nebraska, Public Library, 1984;
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Public Library, 1984;
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Patrick County, Virginia, School Board, 1986;
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Park Hill (Missouri) South Junior High School library,
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1982.
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THE GRAPES OF WRATH, by John Steinbeck.
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Considered "dangerous" because of obscene language and the unfavorable
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depiction of a former minister.
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Banned in Kanawha, Iowa, 1980; Morris, Manitoba, 1982.
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Challenged by Vernon-Verona-Sherill, New York, School District, 1980;
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Richford, Vermonth, 1991.(?)
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HARRIET THE SPY, by Louise Fitzhugh.
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Considered "dangerous" because it "teaches children to lie, spy, back-talk
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and curse."
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Challenged by Xenia, Ohio, school libraries, 1983.
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HUCKLEBERRY FINN, by Mark Twain.
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Considered "dangerous" because of objectionable language and "racist" terms
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and content.
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Challenged by Winnetka, Illinois, 1976;
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Warrington, Pennsylvania, 1981;
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Davenport, Iowa, 1981;
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Fairfax County, Virginia, 1982;
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Houston, Texas, 1982;
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State College, Pennsylvania, area school district
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1983;
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Springfield, Illinois, 1983
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Waukegan, Illinois, 1984.
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I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, by Maya Angelou.
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Considered "dangerous" because it preaches "bitterness and hatred against
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whites."
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Challenged by Alabama State Textbook Committee, 1983.
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GGIE'S HOUSE, by Judy Blume.
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Challenged by Caspar, Wyoming, school libraries, 1984.
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IT'S OKAY IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME, by Norma Klein.
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Considered "dangerous" because it portrays "sex as the only thing on your
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people's minds."
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Banned in Haywood County, California, 1981.
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Removed by Widefield (Colorado) High School, 1983;
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Vancouver, Washington, School District, 1984.
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THE LIVING BIBLE, by William C. Bower.
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Considered "dangerous" because it is "a perverted commentary on the King James
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Version."
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Burned in Gastonia, North Carolina, 1986.
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LORD OF THE FLIES, by William Golding.
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Considered "demoralizing inasmuch as it implies that man is little more than
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an animal."
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Challenged by Dallas, Texas, Independent School District high school
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libraries, 1974;
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Sully Buttes (South Dakota) High School, 1981;
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Owen (North Carolina) High School, 1981;
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Marana (Arizona) High School, 1983;
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Olney, Texas, Independent School District, 1984.
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LOVE IS ONE OF THE CHOICES, by Norma Klein.
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Removed from Evergreen School District, Vancouver, Washington, 1983.
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THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, by Ray Bradbury.
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Profanity and the use of God's name in vain sparked opposition to this novel.
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Challenged by Haines City (Florida) High School, 1982.
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MATARESE CIRCLE, by Robert Ludlum.
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"Unnecessarily rough language and sexual descriptions" caused opposition to
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this novel.
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Restricted (to students with parental consent) by Pierce (Nebraska)
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High School, 1983.
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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, by William Shakespeare.
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Objections to purported anti-Semitism.
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Banned by Midland, Michigan, classrooms, 1980.
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NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR, by George Orwell. Objections to pro- Communist material
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and explicit sexual matter.
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Challenged by Jackson County, Florida, 1981.
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OF MICE AND MEN, by John Steinbeck.
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Considered "dangerous" because of its profanity and "vulgar language."
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Banned in Syracuse, Indiana, 1974;
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Oil City, Pennsylvania, 1977;
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Grand Blanc, Michigan, 1979;
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Continental, Ohio, 1980l
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Skyline High School, Scottsboro, Alabama, 1983.
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Challenged by Greenville, South Carolina, 1977;
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Vernon-Verona- Sherill, New York, School District, 1980;
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St. David, Arizona, 1981;
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Telly City, Indiana, 1982;
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Knoxville, Tennessee, School Board, 1984.
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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF IVAN DENISOVICH, by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
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Objectionable language.
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Removed by Milton (New Hampshire) High School library, 1976.
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Challenged by Mahwah, New Jersey, 1976;
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Omak, Washington, 1979;
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Mohawk Trail Regional High School, Buckland, Mass, 1981.
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ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, by Ken Kesey.
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Removed from required reading list by Westport, Massachusetts, 1977.
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Banned by Freemont High School, St. Anthony, Idaho. (Instructor was
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fired.)
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Challenged by Merrimack (New Hampshire) High School, 1982.
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ORDINARY PEOPLE, bu Judith Guest.
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Called "obscene" and "depressing."
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Banned (temporarily) by Merrimack (New Hampshire) High School, 1982.
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OTHERWISE KNOWN AS SHEILA THE GREAT, by Judy Blume.
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Challenged by Caspar, Whyoming, school libraries, 1984.
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THE PIGMAN, by Paul Zindel.
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Considered "dangerous" because it features "liars, cheaters and stealers."
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Challenged by Hillsboro, Missouri, School District, 1985.
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THE RED PONY, by John Steinbeck.
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Called a "filthy, trashy sex novel."
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Challenged by Vernon-Verona-Sherill, New York, School District, 1980.
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THE SEDUCTION OF PETER S., by Lawrence Sanders.
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Called "blatantly graphic, pornographic and wholly unacceptable for a high
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school library."
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Burned by Stroudsburg (Pennsylvania) High School library, 1985.
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A SEPARATE PEACE, by John Knowles.
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Detractors cite offensive language and sex as dangerous elements in this novel.
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Challenged by Vernon-Verona-Sherill, New York, School District, 1980;
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Fannett-Metal High School, Shippensburg, Pa, 1985.
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THE SHINING, by Stephen King.
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Considered dangerous because it "contains violence and demonic possession and
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ridicules the Christian religion."
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Challenged by Campbell County, Wyoming, school system, 1983.
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Banned by Washington County, Alabama, Board of Education, 1985.
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SILAS MARNER, by George Eliot.
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Banned by Union High School, Anaheim, California, 1978.
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SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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Considered "dangerous" because of violent, irreverent, profane and sexually
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explicit content.
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Burned in Drake, North Carolina, 1973;
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Rochester, Michigan, 1972;
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Levittown, New York, 1975;
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North Jackson, Ohio, 1979;
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Lakeland, Florida, 1982.
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Barred from purchase by Washington Park High School, Racine, Wi, 1984.
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Challenged by Owensboro (Kentucky) High School library, 1985.
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SUPERFUDGE, by Judy Blume. Disapproval based on "profane, immoral and
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offensive" content.
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Challenged by Caspar, Wyoming, school libraries, 1984;
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Bozeman, Montana, school libraries, 1985.
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THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW, by S.E. Hinton.
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Objections to "graphic language, subject matter, immoral tone and lack of
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literary quality."
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Challenged by Pagosa Springs, Colorado, 1983.
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, by Harper Lee.
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Considered "dangerous" because of profanity and undermining of race relations.
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Challenged (temporaily banned) in Eden Valley, Minnesota, 1977;
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Vernon-Verona-Sherill, New York, School District, 1980;
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Warren, Indiana, township schools, 1981;
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Waukegan, Illinois, School District, 1984;
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Kansas City, Missouri, junior high schools, 1985;
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Park Hill (Missouri) Junior High School, 1985.
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Protested by black parents and NAACP in Casa Grande (Arizona)
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Elementary School District, 1985.
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ULYSSES, by James Joyce.
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"Given its long history of censorship, ULYSSES has rarely been selected for
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high school libraries." -- Judith Krug, director, Office for Intellectual
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Freedom, American Library Association, 1986.
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UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, by Harriet B. Stowe.
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Use of the word nigger caused opposition.
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Challenged by Waukegan, Illinois, School District, 1984.
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WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS, by Shel Silverstein.
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Considered by opponents to undermine parental, school and religious authority.
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Pulled from shelves for review by Minot, North Dakota, public school
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libraries, 1986.
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Challenged by Xenia, Ohio, school libraries, 1983..
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Sources for all of the above information: American Library Association
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RESOURCE BOOK FOR BANNED BOOK WEEK 1986 and the NEWSLETTER ON INTELLECTUAL
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FREEDOM, published by the Office for Intellectual Freedom. Complete
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documentation is available from the American Library Association.
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