Children's/YA books
What book was banned on religious grounds in 2006; with some parents believing only humans should have the ability to speak?
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
What percent of books banned in 2022 contained LGBTQ+ topics or characters?
33%
This is one of the most frequently banned books by an author of color.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The two most common curriculum topics that are restricted by state are ______ and _______.
Race/Racism and Gender/Sexual Orientation
This series famously references a character in undergarments and was banned for “encouraging disruptive behavior” and “violent imagery”.
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
The district in America with the highest number of banned books is The Central York School District in Pennsylvania. True or False: this district has banned 357 books.
False! The Central York School District in Pennsylvania has banned 441 books.
True or False? The publisher of “Howl” by Allen Ginsburg was arrested for choosing to publish the famously banned series of poems.
True! The publisher, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, was arrested by San Francisco police on charges of obscenity. The poem was ruled not obscene by a jury after a trial.
True or False: efforts to restrict curriculum increased by 250% in 2022 as compared to 2021.
True
This book about a black teen witnessing a police shooting that killed her unarmed friend has been banned in schools in states such as Texas, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
More than 1,500 book bans have occurred in how many school districts and states since politicians began igniting the anti-public-education movement toward the end of 2019?
At least 86 school districts in 26 states!
This book, which is ironically about a dystopian world in which books are banned and then burned, is a famously banned book across America.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
True or False? In March of 2023, the Governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the LEARNS Act, which requires the state education department to amend any rules or materials that promote "indoctrination" or critical race theory.
True