Banned Books
This series of books that are enjoyed by all ages and are the basis for some of the most popular films of all time have been banned for promoting witchcraft, setting bad examples for youth, and for being “too dark.”
Harry Potter
Dr Suess wrote this book to win a bet that he couldn’t write a book using only 50 different words
Green Eggs and Ham
This is the most commonly used letter in the English alphabet.
What is E
Finish the phrase:
"One Fish, Two Fish,
Red Fish, Blue Fish,
Black fish, blue fish,
Old fish, new fish
The full name of Clara's best friend, Sunshine.
Samantha Lacey Roarke
Copies of this banned book were edited to make it appropriate for school literature classes. The censorship of this book is ironic because the central theme of the book is censorship.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Peter Rabbit snuck into who's garden?
Farmer McGregor
This state the only U.S. state whose name is just one syllable.
Maine
Who wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?
Jules Verne
This book, published in 2000, shows part of Clara’s childhood as she learns about the sister she never got to meet.
Shadow Baby
This story about penguins is based on a true story and has been frequently challenged since it's release in 2005.
And Tango Makes Three
Name the nine-year-old Swedish girl who is unconventional, assertive, and has superhuman strength, being able to lift her horse one-handed
Pippi Longstocking
Appropriately, this word comes from Greek words meaning “sharp” & “dull"
Oxymoron
Hired as a ship’s cook, he led the mutiny aboard the Hispaniola
Long John Silver (in Treasure Island)
This is the name of Clara’s writing business.
Words by Winter
Which famous American author wrote two related books about the adventures of a couple of young boys? The books were banned after their initial publication for being "too racially tolerant." Nowadays, they are accused of being "too racist."
Mark Twain
In what city does Robert McCloskey's book Make Way for Ducklings take place
Boston
This term was first used in an ice cream trade journal in 1937; it began to appear in the nuclear power industry in the 60s
Meltdown
This character, created about 1850, has an artificial leg made of white polished bone
Captain Ahab
The bartender’s given name, which Clara does not say out loud until the end of the book.
Chris (not Christopher)
This series of illustrated books for grade schoolers has often been challenged and banned by those who find that it is insensitive, unsuited for its intended age audience, and that it encourages children to disobey authority.
Captain Underpants
Bill Watterson is the artist and author of what comic strip series about a tiger and a boy?
Calvin and Hobbes
Word meaning “immeasurably small”; its first 8 letters are a word meaning “immeasurably great”
infinitesimal
In German, this classic story is called “Die Kleine Seejungfrau”
The Little Mermaid
This philosophical novel became one of Tamar’s favorites as her condition worsened.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull