Screen Adaptations
Which banned book has a television show released in 2017? It was banned for sexual content and anti-religious themes, commonly associated with the color red.
What is the Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood?
This children's book about a talking pig and a spider was banned for the anthropomorphism of animals and message of mortality too harsh for children.
What is Charlotte's Web by E.B. White?
In a world devoid of color where every job is asssigned, one young boy will defy the odds. Banned for infanticide and eugenics.
What is The Giver by Lois Lowry?
This classic banned book is known for its book burning and was banned due to its profanity, adult themes, and attacks on religious beliefs.
What is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury?
What popular fantasy romance about a young human girl in the fae realm was banned for its explicit sexual content, mature themes, and violence?
What is A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas?
Which banned book movie adaptation features Emma Watson and is banned for sexually explicit content, depictions of the LGBTQIA+ community, susbtance abuse, and PTSD?
What is The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Cheosky?
Fleeing from WWII London, four children encounter magic in an alternate world. Violence and gore caused this book to be banned.
What is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis?
This banned book is about a man with an intellectual disability who just wants to play with the rabbits. This book was banned for profanity and percieved ableist slurs.
What is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck?
In a small Alabama town, two kids learn about racism and injustice in the legal system. This book was deemed too mature for young audiences because of racial slurs and sexual content.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee?
Banned in multiple states for anti-police messages and profanity, this powerful novel is about a high school girl who is the sole witness to her best friend's shooting.
What is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas?
What recently released musical adaptation heavily censors its origin novel? Omitting adult themes and explicit content.
What is Wicked by Gregory McGuire?
This banned book is a heartbreaking tale of childhood friendship, secret kingdoms, and grief. Banned for profanity, handling of death and grief, and religious controversy.
What is Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson?
Written in the 1950s about a group of children and a boar on a deserted island. It was banned for excessive violence and a cynical view of human nature.
What is The Lord of The Flies by William Golding?
Also a televison adaptation, a girl who dies by suicide sends videotapes from beyond the grave. This book was banned for mentions of suicide, graphic depictions, and substance abuse.
What is 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher?
A teenager leaves to go to boarding school to seek the great perhaps. This novel was banned for sexual content, teen substance use, and swearing.
What is Looking for Alaska by John Green?
This banned book follows the plot of an abused young girl writing letters to God and her sister. It was banned for graphic depictions of sexual violence.
What is The Color Purple by Alice Walker?
Which children's comic is banned for nudity and potty humor?
What is Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey?
This banned book about a young African American girl strugggling with racism during The Great Depression is banned for sexual violence and mature themes.
What is The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison?
Banned for profanity and sexual references, this novel is about the dangers of young adult life.
What is The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger?
This poetry collection was full of poems of personal grief and self discovery that was banned for its themes of sexual assault, abuse, and gender-based violence.
What is Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur?
This banned book is set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital and was banned for its profanity and glorifying of violence.
What is One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey?
A tale of madness and talking creatures, also banned for anthopomorphism.
What is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll?
This book is apart of a trilogy about a young man on an adventure travelling through the American southwes.? Banned due to sexual content, profanity, and violence.
What is All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy?
This banned book series is about a young nobleman whose family is betrayed after taking control of a dangerous, desert planet. It was banned for its depictions of colonial exploitation.
What is Dune by Frank Hebert?
This middle school graphic novel centers on a young girl navigating friendships, unrequited crushes, and the production of a school play. It was banned because of state laws restricting books about gender identity.
What is Drama by Raina Telgeimer?