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Banned Book Stats/Facts
Challenged Authors
Banned Because...
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100

An attempt to remove or restrict materials based upon the objections of a person or group

challenge

100

Despite having seven of the most famous and successful books of the last century, this author is at the top of many Banned Books Lists

J.K. Rowling

100

This book has been challenged many times because it is too religious.

The Bible

100

This book has been banned for a number of reasons, but mostly because of its focus on magic. It in the main character fights evil, plays an unusual sport, and wears round glasses…

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

200

Most common location for book challenges to occur

Schools

200

This book was challenged because the author, Orson Scott Card, is Mormon (according to the author)

Ender's Game

200

This book was banned because "talking animals are unnatural" and passages about a spider dying are "inappropriate for a children's book"

Charlotte's Web

200
Graphic novel written by Raina Telgemeier which has been challenged for containing LGBTQ characters.

Drama

300

Hosts Banned Books Week each year

American Library Association

300

This author has had their popular YA book in the top 10 most challenged books for 4 of the last 5 years, including 2021 (it was even turned into a movie!)

The Hate U Give

300

The number one reason Captain Underpants has been banned 

Anti-family content & we shouldn't run in our undies

300
This popular dystopian series was challenged for being anti-ethnic, anti-family, insensitive, containing offensive language, and being occult/satanic

The Hunger Games

400

The most common reason in 2021 books were challenged

Sexually Explicit

400
The author of this diary, discovered in an attic after World War II, died in a concentration camp.
The Diary of Anne Frank has been banned for being too depressing, for sexual references (Anne discusses her thoughts on intimate subjects), and for Anne’s views on religious tolerance.
400

Often challenged for "being occult and promoting Satanism"

Bridge to Terabithia

400

Max's choice to cause trouble on purpose has been one of the main reasons this children's book was challenged

Where the Wild Things Are

500

Number of books challenged in 2021

729

500

This repetitive titled children's book was challenged because someone confused the author, Bill Martin Jr., with a man named Bill Martin who promoted Marxism

Brown Bear, Brown Bear

500

Number one reason the Goosebumps series has been challenged

Being too scary for children

500

This children's book was challenged in 2014 because it "encouraged children to use violence against their fathers"

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