Dr. Seuss
These two mischievous creatures wreak havoc on the house in the Cat and the Hat
Thing One and Thing Two
In this Roald Dahl classic, student organize a revolt to overthrow the Trunchbull.
Matilda
This king of the gods was known for his symbols: the oak, the eagle, the lightning bolt.
Zeus
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis
This author's books are often banned for using outdated language and rambunctious characters, such as the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.
Mark Twain
At the end of this holiday book, which has been turned into many films, the titular character's heart "grew three sizes that day."
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
In Little Women (1868), the March family knits scarves to send to their father, fighting in this American War.
The Civil War
This hero was most famous for completing his 12 Labours, including capturing the Cretan Bull and slaying the Hydra.
Heracles (Hercules)
The Outsiders
SE Hinton
John Steinbeck
A favorite of elementary students, this book talks about trying new things, even if they are an unexpected color.
Green Eggs and Ham
In the Hunger Games Trilogy, Katniss leads a revolution to overthrow the Capitol, led by this man.
President Snow
This son of Hera was cast from Mount Olympus as a child, and he was known for his engineering and blacksmithing.
Hephaestus
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
Harper Lee's first novel is set in Monroeville, Alabama 1936. Published in 1960, it became an immediate hit and a movie adaptation followed in 1962. It is banned for its discussion of race and violence.
To Kill a Mockingbird
This was Seuss's first children's book, which occurred on this street.
Mulberry Street
This dystopian novel by James Dashner features the the main character Thomas and the Gladers searching for a way out.
The Maze Runner
Medusa
Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson
This book has been banned in several countries for Socialist/Communist bias. When it was published by Upton Sinclair in 1906, it exposed the health and worker's rights violations in the meat-packing industry of Chicago.
The Jungle
Dr. Seuss was a pen name for this man, a graphic artist and advertising illustrator from Massachusetts.
Theodore Geisel
In this Lois Lowry classic, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Ellen Rosen as part of the Danish Resistance.
Number the Stars
This young girl was kidnapped by a god disguised as a bull, after he swam her away into the Mediterranean Ocean. She later had a continent named for her.
Europa
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
George Orwell has two famous books on the Banned Books list. The first presents an autocratic government where "Big Brother is watching." The second discusses how pigs can take over the farm in a Soviet-era parallel novel. Name either of these works
1984 and Animal Farm