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Banned Books Week

Isn't it wonderful to have the freedom to read whatever you choose? Each year libraries celebrate intellectual freedom with Banned Books Week. [1] You might have noticed our display of banned books in the Adult Department. We also have several books that have been previously banned or challenged in our ebook collection. [2] Try some of them and fight censorship!

Here are some of the ebook titles:
The Golden Compass [3], The Subtle Knife [4], and The Amber Spyglass [5] by Philip Pullman
Banned because the author is an atheist. [6]

[7]
Animal Dreams [8] by Barbara Kingsolver
Challenged for sexual references.

Athletic Shorts [9] and Whale Talk [10] by Chris Crutcher
Banned for using racial slurs and profanity. 

Beloved [11] and The Bluest Eye [12] by Toni Morrison
Banned for "vulgar language, sexual explicitness, or violent imagery that is gratuitously employed."

Black Boy [13] by Richard Wright
Banned because of sexual content.

[14]
Brave New World [15] by Aldous Huxley
Banned for themes of sexuality, drug use and suicide.

Bridge to Terabithia [16] by Katherine Paterson
Banned for language and themes. [17]

The Face on the Milk Carton [18] by Caroline B. Cooney
 Banned for sexual content and its challenge to authority.

The Grapes of Wrath [19] and Of Mice and Men [20] by John Steinbeck
Banned for controversial subject matter. [21]

[22]
In Cold Blood [23] by Truman Capote
Banned for sex violence and profanity.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings [24] by Maya Angelou
Banned for graphic depictions of racism and sex.

The Kite Runner [25] by Khaled Hosseini
Banned for depiction of sexual violence.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest [26] by Ken Kesey
Banned for "vulgar language, sexual explicitness, or violent imagery that is gratuitously employed."

Ordinary People [27] by Judith Guest
[28]
Banned for being "obscene" and "depressing."

Prep [29] by Curtis Sittenfeld
Pulled from an accelerated reading program because a parent complained that the book was "pornographic."

Slaughter-House Five [30] by Kurt Vonnegut
Removed from a required reading list after a parent complained that it contained vulgar language, violent imagery, and sexual content.

Their Eyes Were Watching God [31] by Zora Neale Hurston
Banned for sexual explicitness. [32]

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Source URL: http://www.schlowlibrary.org/content/adults/banned-books-week

Links:
[1] http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/info.html
[2] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/Default.htm
[3] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=4BAC79B3-C148-4005-9559-709A1987206B
[4] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=83591707-75DE-41A4-B004-3C0C195E9C62
[5] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=C7DEADC5-659E-47B8-9185-4FF8A0D12A5E
[6] http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009515969
[7] http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k_WdyTsR14g/TKYxPDVFLUI/AAAAAAAAAI4/0I4sLDoPRsA/s1600/animal dreams.jpg
[8] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=F3137CF8-94DD-4F50-9A39-F97FC7A6AFCC
[9] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=F59D3BA2-3355-45EE-A49F-42CC923543A3
[10] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=F0EB0CCA-27D3-4A1F-B41B-DB23D6C995B3
[11] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/SearchResults.htm?SearchID=19304467
[12] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=38476C31-7164-4C7F-B6A3-C5D03FE53E55
[13] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=17615116-713E-4150-B42A-C274CACBB169
[14] http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k_WdyTsR14g/TKYxWbvcO6I/AAAAAAAAAI8/ERZlB0rnSQ8/s1600/brave new world.jpg
[15] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=CD87D155-49D8-43DE-A208-B97DA4CA5C0D
[16] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=318ED51D-EB3E-4484-B613-EBB169FF2C63
[17] http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/pdfs/Bridge_to_pt4.pdf
[18] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=D6EEF20C-0FA4-4F14-9793-A07744CD0E83
[19] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=9AC89103-6DD7-458E-B2D6-B397EF9FC778
[20] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=635D25A8-55C5-4A51-8C89-1A9FCF27958E
[21] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95190615
[22] http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k_WdyTsR14g/TKYxdAdUjJI/AAAAAAAAAJA/1yaswrFLNBs/s1600/kite runner.jpg
[23] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=8569AC78-3E02-4FE8-8BA5-537AD4313342
[24] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=731753AF-EA52-4C85-B144-AE038713FBB3
[25] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=15290C24-219F-4A1F-9CF9-4713663717DB
[26] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=CE6AD9B9-6435-45E8-9A0E-74DCB44E6E4F
[27] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=BA1293DB-9069-444B-A54C-4FBCE4CAC708
[28] http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k_WdyTsR14g/TKYxqwz6RgI/AAAAAAAAAJE/XWIg6IO-pRQ/s1600/eyes were watching god.jpg
[29] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=37989245-EF31-4FC4-B1E6-445D8980A0D5
[30] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=58C408E8-1E6C-4D50-8663-26F6819BCF62
[31] http://digitallibrary.centralpalibraries.org/9BF40443-4D88-421A-B884-4038EC24C3BB/10/492/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=D0D8269C-589D-48D1-9152-10FE2F502F71
[32] http://www.examiner.com/spirituality-in-kansas-city/dangerous-books-part-3-their-eyes-were-watching-god