Nonfiction
This type of book allows us to find the meanings of words.
A Dictionary
What defines a banned book?
A book that has been removed from library shelves, school curricula, or etc, restricting access based on objections to its content, ideas, or themes
Who is the highest selling female author of all time?(not so obvious)
Agatha Christie (up to 4 billion books sold). JK Rowling is only the 5th highest selling female author!
What is a ghostwriter?
A professional writer who writes something that is credited to someone else.
In which book does a hobbit carry a powerful ring to be destroyed?
The Lord of the Rings.
What is a memoir?
When a person writes about their own life.
This hero of the series by Dav Pilkey, has been challenged for its “anti-family content?"
Who is Captain Underpants?
Who wrote Alice in Wonderland?
Lewis Carroll
Name two plays written by William Shakespeare.
Answers may vary.
What is a bibliophile?
A person who loves to read books.
This type of non-finction book gives readers practical advice and strategies to improve their lives, solve problems, or change their behavior or mindset
Self-help book
Most common location for book challenges to occur
What are schools?
What's the third book of Harry Potter series?
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Who wrote The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?
A novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald about Jay Gatsby’s pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, exploring themes of the American Dream, wealth, and disillusionment in the 1920s.
The Great Gatsby
What kind of nonfiction book would you read to learn about World War II?
A history book
his children’s book was challenged because it contains a few swear words. In it the parents of the main character are killed and he is sent to live with his two evil aunts. A gigantic fruit grows in their yard and crushes his aunts. He meets life size insects and they go on adventures together. What is the title?
What is James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
What's the name of the novel series by George R. R. Martin on which the Game of Thrones' plot was based around?
George R. R. Martin
Who is the author with the most banned/challenged books?
Stephen King
With 87 of his books banned over 200 times
What is the second best-selling book of all time?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.