Dr. Seuss
Rebellions
Greek Mythology
Authors
Banned Books
100

These two mischievous creatures wreak havoc on the house in the Cat and the Hat

Thing One and Thing Two

100

In this Roald Dahl classic, student organize a revolt to overthrow the Trunchbull. 

Matilda

100

This king of the gods was known for his symbols: the oak, the eagle, the lightning bolt.

Zeus

100

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

C.S. Lewis

100

This author's books are often banned for using outdated language and rambunctious characters, such as the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.

Mark Twain

200

At the end of this holiday book, which has been turned into many films, the titular character's heart "grew three sizes that day."

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

200

In Little Women (1868), the March family knits scarves to send to their father, fighting in this American War.

The Civil War

200

This hero was most famous for completing his 12 Labours, including capturing the Cretan Bull and slaying the Hydra. 

Heracles (Hercules)

200

The Outsiders

SE Hinton

200
Of Mice and Men is often banned for use of profane language and violence. This author also wrote Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden.

John Steinbeck

300

A favorite of elementary students, this book talks about trying new things, even if they are an unexpected color.

Green Eggs and Ham

300

In the Hunger Games Trilogy, Katniss leads a revolution to overthrow the Capitol, led by this man. 

President Snow

300

This son of Hera was cast from Mount Olympus as a child, and he was known for his engineering and blacksmithing.

Hephaestus

300

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

300

Harper Lee's first novel is set in Monroeville, Alabama 1936. Published in 1960, it became an immediate hit and a movie adaptation followed in 1962. It is banned for its discussion of race and violence. 

To Kill a Mockingbird

400

This was Seuss's first children's book, which occurred on this street. 

Mulberry Street

400

This dystopian novel by James Dashner features the the main character Thomas and the Gladers searching for a way out. 

The Maze Runner

400
She was cursed by Athena to turn men to stone with one glance, along with her two sisters the Gorgons.

Medusa

400

Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson

400

This book has been banned in several countries for Socialist/Communist bias. When it was published by Upton Sinclair in 1906, it exposed the health and worker's rights violations in the meat-packing industry of Chicago. 

The Jungle

500

Dr. Seuss was a pen name for this man, a graphic artist and advertising illustrator from Massachusetts. 

Theodore Geisel

500

In this Lois Lowry classic, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Ellen Rosen as part of the Danish Resistance. 

Number the Stars

500

This young girl was kidnapped by a god disguised as a bull, after he swam her away into the Mediterranean Ocean. She later had a continent named for her. 

Europa

500

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

500

George Orwell has two famous books on the Banned Books list. The first presents an autocratic government where "Big Brother is watching." The second discusses how pigs can take over the farm in a Soviet-era parallel novel. Name either of these works 

1984 and Animal Farm