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Sexual and romantic relationships are difficult to navigate for 18 year old girls. This novel was banned for teenage sexuality and birth control.
What is Forever by Judy Blume?
Banned for violence and political commentary, the girl on fire starts a revolution.
What is the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins?
The most printed book of all time, a sacred collection of religious texts. It was banned for explicit content, political threats, and conflicts with state religion.
What is The Bible?
In the 1990s, this massive children's book franchise faced frequent school bans from critics who claimed its spooky tales promoted occult themes and were far too graphic for young readers.
What is Goosebumps by R.L. Stein?
Most books resulted in being banned during what years?
What is 1990-2025?
A man with an intellectual disability undergoes experimental surgery to boost his intelligence and gains a rat friend along the way. This novel was banned for explicit sexual content and adult themes.
What is Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes?
Two teenagers with terminal illnesses fall in love and travel to meet an eccentric author. This book was banned in multiple school districts for crude language and dealing heavily with teen mortality.
What is The Fault In Our Stars by John Green?
During WWII, a young girl writes of her experiences hiding from the Nazis. This widely known novel was banned for sexual content and mature themes.
What is The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank?
A comic about a post apocalyptic world where zombies and humans fight for survival. Banned due to graphic violence, profanity, and mature themes.
What is The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman?
66% of the total challenged books were banned from libraries, which was how many actual books?
What is 5,668 books total were banned from libraries?
This banned books sends an important message about women's medical treatment in the 1920s, banned for its critiques of patriarichal medical practices and female mental health.
What is The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gillman?
A coming-of-age novel about a young girl trying to find herself in a new town. She is unsure about her religious beliefs and anxious about the changes that come with puberty. This book was banned for its frank discussion of menstruation and female puberty.
What is Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume?
Banned for themes of totalitarianism and surveillance of the public, this novel is about a secret rebellion started by a low-ranking party worker.
What is 1984 by George Orwell?
A tale of demonic posession that was banned for blasphemy and intense violence with explicit language.
What is The Exorcist by William Peter?
The reasons most commonly cited for censorship are false claims of illegal obscenity for minors, inclusion of LGBTQIA+, topics of racism and social justice, and presentation of ___?
What is political or religious views?
A dytsopian graphic novel with a terrorist main character, banned for political themes.
What is V for Vendetta by Alan More?
After being sexually assaulted, a girl becomes mute. This novel was banned for profanity, sensitive themes, and sexually explicit content.
What is Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson?
A novel turned musical about the June Rebellion of 1832 that was banned from 1864-1959 for anticlergical themes and political discontent.
What is Les Miserables by Victor Hugo?
This banned book is about a high school girl with telekinsesis kills her entire town because of severe bullying. Banned for religious extremism, violence, and menstruation.
What is Carrie by Stephen King?
ALA documented how many attempts to censor library materials and services, with 487 of which being targeted books?
What is 713 attempts?
A woman explores her sexuality and attraction to women at a vibrant, underground bar. This novel is banned for LGBTQIA+ themes and sexual content.
What is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo?
This middle school book was banned in Tennesse for mentioning miscarriages and specific depictions of childbirth. A young girl is on a roadtrip with her parents, in denial of the fact her mother died in a bus crash.
What is Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech?
Called obscene and blasphemous, this novel is about a day in Dublin in 1904 and is known to be one of the hardest reads of all time.
What is Ulysses by James Joyce?
This novel was banned in high schools for graphic violence and sexual content. An enslaved woman is haunted by her daughter's ghost and plagued by guilt for killling her.
What is Beloved by Toni Morrison?
What percent of all books challenged were initiated by pressure groups, which has risen from its previous 72% in 2024?
What is 92%?