Most Banned Books in America
Published in 1970, this novel takes place in Lorain, Ohio and tells the story of a young African-American girl named Pecola who grew up following the Great Depression.
What is The Bluest Eye?
Tarrytown, NY, has annual Halloween festivals and yearly events to experience the setting of this author's most famous work.
Who is Washington Irving?
This movie featured the first black vampire in a Hollywood film.
What is Blacula?
The "Swords of Justice" refers to the group of Pokémon consisting of the Legendary trio Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, and the Mythical Pokémon Keldeo who are based on these literary characters.
Who are the Three Musketeers?
This novelization is considered a significant improvement by critics, especially regarding the main character's turn to the dark side, offering more insight into his motivations and the events surrounding his joining with Palpatine.
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What is Revenge of the Sith?
This illustrated children's novel series, as well as multimedia franchise, created by author and illustrator Dav Pilkey revolves around two fourth graders, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, living in Piqua, Ohio.
What is Captain Underpants?
In Key West, Florida, this home of which famous author has turned into a museum offers a tour and a chance to meet his pet cat's six-toed descendants.
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
Originally appearing in Tomb of Dracula and created by white men, this vampire hunter was Marvel's most successful film pre-Iron Man (2008).
What is Blade?
Blacephalon is based on this character from a Stephan King novel.
Who is Pennywise?
This novelization was written by New York Times Bestseller Greg Keyes and published by Titan Books in 2021. It expands on the movie's plot by adding more character backstories, inner thoughts, and details about the Titans and Monarch's technology, as well as providing new scenes and action sequences not shown in the film. Fans love it better than the movie.
What is Godzilla vs. Kong?
This novel is commonly named among the Great American Novels and among the first in American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism.
What is Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Operated by the University of Mississippi since 1972, this home called, Rowan Oak, belonged to which famous author who lived there from 1930 until his death in 1962.
Who is William Faulkner?
This successful musical turned into an unsuccessful film that starred Diana Ross and Richard Pryor. Many critics and audiences were disappointed since it was directed by a white man.
What is The Wiz?
This Pokémon's design is based on Princess Kaguya The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.
What is Celesteela?
This novelization of the slasher movie by John Carpenter includes a Celtic backstory explaining the killer's origins, something not featured in the film.
What is Halloween?
This series of fantasy novels was the most banned books in America from 2000-2009.
What is Harry Potter?
This National Historic Site in Washington, D.C., preserves the last residence of which author who was one of the most prominent African-American leaders of the 19th century.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Based on the Faust legends, this film is about a successful nightclub comedian who is murdered by jealous rivals, but returns to earth with magical powers through to seek revenge.
What is Petey Wheatstraw, the Devil's Son-in-Law?
Emobar is based on the famous military Chinese leader, Zhang Fei, who also appeared in this famous romance novel.
What is Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
Isaac Asimov's novelization of this film famously included a plot fix for the abandoned submarine, a detail that was not addressed in the film
What is Fantastic Voyage?
This first-person narrative novel from the perspective of a Native American teenager, Arnold Spirit Jr., also known as "Junior," is about Junior's life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to a nearly all-white public high school away from the reservation.
What is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian?
Dedicated in 2005, this museum is the lifelong New Jersey home of which famous poet and physician who wrote the five volume, epic poem Paterson.
Who is William Carlos Williams?
This 2021 film is about an all-black production of a Shakespeare play directed by Orson Welles.
What is Voodoo Macbeth?
This Pokémon's design is based on the Disney version of Robin Hood.
What is Decidueye?
This novelization of this science fiction, horror film, adapted from the screenplay before scenes were cut due to budget, is considered better than the movie by some, providing a more complete narrative. The star, Vin Diesel, even prefers this version.
What is The Chronicles of Riddick?