Grade school or below
Middle Grade
YA
Random
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Why was Halloween ABC banned? 

It's to scary for children

100

Why was Captain Underpants banned? 

Inappropriate content and language

100

Why was Harry Potter banned?

Witchcraft and anti-family themes

100

Why was Ban this Book banned?

It referenced other ban books and challenges authority

200

Why was The Family Book banned? 

Families with two moms and two dads

200

Why was I Am Rosa Parks banned? 

It promotes unequal treatment and bad ideas 

200

Why was Holes banned?

Inappropriate because of themes like racism and the prison system. 

200

Why was New Kid/Class Act banned? 

Promotes critical race theory

300

Why was Red: A Crayon's story banned?

It could be interrupted as talking about gender identity 

300

Why was Wonder banned?

Inappropriate language

300

Why was Ella Enchanted banned? 

Drinking, inappropriate language, and violence

300

Why was Blubber by Judy Bloom banned? 

Lack of a clear "moral code", language, sexual content, and its portrayal of bullying.

400

Why was the Paper Bag Princess banned?

It's portrayal of gender roles, considered anti-family, and the word bum

400

Why was Junie B. Jones banned? 

The behavior of the main character and the grammar in the book

400

Why was A Wrinkle in Time banned?

It's either to religious or not religious enough

400

Why was Awkward banned? 

Inappropriate scenes and misbehaving characters

500

Why was the Lorax banned?

Anti-capitalist and logging

500

Why was How to eat fried worms banned?

It glorifies gambling

500

Why was the Chocolate War banned? 

Offensive language, sexually explicit, and intimidation 

500

Why was The Chronicles of Narnia banned? 

Graphic violence, gore, and magic

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