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We might additionally add that the works of Dr. Wilhelm Reich,
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discoverer of Orgone Energy, were publicly burned in the 1950s.
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Reich was additionally thrown in jail for his refusal to discontinue
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the sales of his "Orgone Accumulator" boxes which collected the
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ambient orgone energy for use in curing various diseases. Reich
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also did experiments in weather modification. It just shows us that
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despite the belief of many of us that knowledge is precious and
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worthy of protection, there are still those who will not hesitate to
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Censored Books
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Responding to the Meese commission's official approval of pressure-
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group censorship, Waldenbooks staged a promotion featuring 52
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volumes that had been "challenged, burned or banned somewhere in the
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United States in the last 15 years." The titles and the reasons for
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outrage against these books are so astounding that we decided to
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publish the complete list.
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THE BASTARD, by John Jakes.
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Removed from Montour (Pennsylvania) High School library, 1976.
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BLOODLINE, by Sidney Sheldon.
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Challenged in Abingdon, Virginia, 1980; Elizabethton, Tennessee,
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1981.
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BRAVE NEW WORLD, by Aldous Huxley.
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Removed from classroom, Miller, Missouri, 1980. Challenged
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frequently throughout the U.S.
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CARRIE, by Stephen King.
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Considered "trash" that is especially harmful for "younger girls."
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Challenged by Clark High School library, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1975.
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Placed on special closed shelf in Union High School library,
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Vergennes, Vermont, 1978.
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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, by J.D. Salinger.
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Considered "dangerous" because of vulgarity, occultism, violence
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and sexual content. Banned in Freeport High School, DeFuniak
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Springs, Florida, 1985. Removed from Issaquah, Washington,
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optional high school reading list, 1978; required reading list,
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Page 1
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Middleville, Michingan, 1979.; Jackson-Milton school libraries,
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North Jackson, Ohio, 1980; Anniston, Alabama, high school
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libraries, 1982. Challenged by Libby (Montana) High School, 1983.
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CATCH-22, by Joseph Heller.
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Considered "dangerous" because of objectionable language. Banned
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in Strongsville, Ohio, 1972 (overturned in 1976). Challenged by
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Dallas, Texas, Independent School District high school libraries,
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1974, Snoqualmie, Washington, 1979.
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THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR, by Jean M. Auel.
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Challenged by numerous public libraries.
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A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, by Anthony Burgess.
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"Objectionable" language. Removed from Westport, Rhode Island,
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high school classrooms, 1977; Aurora, Colorado, high school
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classrooms, 1976; Anniston, Alabama, high school libraries, 1982.
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THE COLOR PURPLE, by Alice Walker.
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Considered inappropriate because of its "troubling ideas about race
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relations, man's relationship to God, African history and human
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sexuality." Challenged by Oakland, California, high school honors
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class, 1984; rejected for purchase by Hayward, California, school
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trustees.
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THE CRUCIBLE, by Arthur Miller.
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Considered dangerous because it contains "sick words from the
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mouths of demon-possessed people." Challenged by Cumberland Valley
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High School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1982.
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CUJO, by Stephen King.
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Profanity and strong sexual content cited as reasons for
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opposition. Banned by Washington County, Alabama, Board of
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Education, 1985; challenged by Rankin County, Mississippi, School
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District, 1984; removed from Bradford, New York, school library,
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1985; rejected for purchase by Hayward, California, school
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trustees, 1985.
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DEATH OF A SALESMAN, by Arthur Miller.
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Cited for profanity. Banned by Spring Valley Community High
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School, French Lick, Indiana, 1981; challenged by Dallas, Texas,
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Independent School District high school libraries, 1974.
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THE DEVIL'S ALTERNATE, by Frederick Forsyth.
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Removed by Evergreen School District, Vancouver, Washington, 1983.
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THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, by Anne Frank.
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Objections to sexually offensive passages. Challenged by Wise
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County, Virginia, 1982; Alabama State Book Committee, 1983.
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EAST OF EDEN, by John Steinbeck.
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Considered "ungodly and obscene." Removed from Anniston, Alabama,
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high school libraries, 1982; Morris, Manitoba, school libraries,
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1982.
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A FAREWELL TO ARMS, by Ernest Hemingway.
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Labeled as a "sex novel." Challenged by Dallas, Texas, Independent
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School District high school libraries, 1974; Vernon-Verona-Sherill,
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New York, School District, 1980.
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FIRESTARTER, by Stephen King.
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Cited for "graphic descriptions of sexual acts, vulgar language and
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violence." Challenged by Campbell County, Wyoming, school system,
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1983-1984.
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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON, by Daniel Keyes.
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Explicit, distasteful love scenes cited among reasons for
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opposition. Banned by Plant City, Florida, 1976; Emporium,
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Pennsylvania, 1977; Glen Rose (Arkansas) High School library, 1981.
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Challenged by Oberlin (Ohio) High School, 1983; Glenrock
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(Wyoming) High School, 1984.
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FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC, by V.C. Andrews.
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Considered "dangerous" because it contains "offensive passages
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concerning incest and sexual intercourse." Challenged by Richmond
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(Rhode Island) High School, 1983.
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FOREVER, by Judy Blume.
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Detractors cite its "four-letter words and [talk] about
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masturbation, birth control and disobedience to parents."
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Challenged by Midvalley Junior-Senior High School library,
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Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1982; Orlando, Florida, schools, 1982;
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Akron, Ohio, School District libraries, 1983; Howard-Suamico
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(Wisconsin) High School, 1983; Holdredge, Nebraska, Public Library,
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1984; Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Public Library, 1984; Patrick County,
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Virginia, School Board, 1986; Park Hill (Missouri) South Junior
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High School library, 1982.
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THE GRAPES OF WRATH, by John Steinbeck.
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Considered "dangerous" because of obscene language and the
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unfavorable depiction of a former minister. Banned in Kanawha,
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Iowa, 1980; Morris, Manitoba, 1982. Challenged by Vernon-Verona-
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Sherill, New York, School District, 1980; Richford, Vermonth,
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1991.(?)
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HARRIET THE SPY, by Louise Fitzhugh.
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Considered "dangerous" because it "teaches children to lie, spy,
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back-talk and curse." Challenged by Xenia, Ohio, school libraries,
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1983.
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HUCKLEBERRY FINN, by Mark Twain.
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Considered "dangerous" because of objectionable language and
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"racist" terms and content. Challenged by Winnetka, Illinois,
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1976; Warrington, Pennsylvania, 1981; Davenport, Iowa, 1981;
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Fairfax County, Virginia, 1982; Houston, Texas, 1982; State
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College, Pennsylvania, area school district 1983; Springfield,
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Illinois, 1983 Waukegan, Illinois, 1984.
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I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, by Maya Angelou.
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Considered "dangerous" because it preaches "bitterness and hatred
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against whites." Challenged by Alabama State Textbook Committee,
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1983.
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GGIE'S HOUSE, by Judy Blume.
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Challenged by Caspar, Wyoming, school libraries, 1984.
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IT'S OKAY IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME, by Norma Klein.
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Considered "dangerous" because it portrays "sex as the only thing
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on your people's minds." Banned in Haywood County, California,
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1981. Removed by Widefield (Colorado) High School, 1983;
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Vancouver, Washington, School District, 1984.
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THE LIVING BIBLE, by William C. Bower.
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Considered "dangerous" because it is "a perverted commentary on the
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King James Version." Burned in Gastonia, North Carolina, 1986.
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LORD OF THE FLIES, by William Golding.
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Considered "demoralizing inasmuch as it implies that man is little
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more than an animal." Challenged by Dallas, Texas, Independent
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School District high school libraries, 1974; Sully Buttes (South
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Dakota) High School, 1981; Owen (North Carolina) High School, 1981;
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Marana (Arizona) High School, 1983; Olney, Texas, Independent
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School District, 1984.
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LOVE IS ONE OF THE CHOICES, by Norma Klein.
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Removed from Evergreen School District, Vancouver, Washington,
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1983.
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THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, by Ray Bradbury.
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Profanity and the use of God's name in vain sparked opposition to
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this novel. Challenged by Haines City (Florida) High School, 1982.
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MATARESE CIRCLE, by Robert Ludlum.
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"Unnecessarily rough language and sexual descriptions" caused
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opposition to this novel. Restricted (to students with parental
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consent) by Pierce (Nebraska) High School, 1983.
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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, by William Shakespeare.
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Objections to purported anti-Semitism. Banned by Midland,
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Michigan, classrooms, 1980.
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NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR, by George Orwell.
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Objections to pro- Communist material and explicit sexual matter.
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Challenged by Jackson County, Florida, 1981.
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OF MICE AND MEN, by John Steinbeck.
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Considered "dangerous" because of its profanity and "vulgar
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language." Banned in Syracuse, Indiana, 1974; Oil City,
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Pennsylvania, 1977; Grand Blanc, Michigan, 1979; Continental, Ohio,
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1980l Skyline High School, Scottsboro, Alabama, 1983. Challenged
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by Greenville, South Carolina, 1977; Vernon-Verona- Sherill, New
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York, School District, 1980; St. David, Arizona, 1981; Telly City,
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Indiana, 1982; Knoxville, Tennessee, School Board, 1984.
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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF IVAN DENISOVICH, by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
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Objectionable language. Removed by Milton (New Hampshire) High
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School library, 1976. Challenged by Mahwah, New Jersey, 1976;
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Omak, Washington, 1979; Mohawk Trail Regional High School,
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Buckland, Mass, 1981.
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ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, by Ken Kesey.
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Removed from required reading list by Westport, Massachusetts,
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1977. Banned by Freemont High School, St. Anthony, Idaho.
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(Instructor was fired.) Challenged by Merrimack (New Hampshire)
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High School, 1982.
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ORDINARY PEOPLE, bu Judith Guest.
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Called "obscene" and "depressing." Banned (temporarily) by
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Merrimack (New Hampshire) High School, 1982.
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OTHERWISE KNOWN AS SHEILA THE GREAT, by Judy Blume.
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Challenged by Caspar, Whyoming, school libraries, 1984.
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THE PIGMAN, by Paul Zindel.
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Considered "dangerous" because it features "liars, cheaters and
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stealers." Challenged by Hillsboro, Missouri, School District,
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1985.
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THE RED PONY, by John Steinbeck.
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Called a "filthy, trashy sex novel." Challenged by Vernon-Verona-
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Sherill, New York, School District, 1980.
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THE SEDUCTION OF PETER S., by Lawrence Sanders.
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Called "blatantly graphic, pornographic and wholly unacceptable for
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a high school library." Burned by Stroudsburg (Pennsylvania) High
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School library, 1985.
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A SEPARATE PEACE, by John Knowles.
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Detractors cite offensive language and sex as dangerous elements in
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this novel. Challenged by Vernon-Verona-Sherill, New York, School
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District, 1980; Fannett-Metal High School, Shippensburg, Pa, 1985.
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THE SHINING, by Stephen King.
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Considered dangerous because it "contains violence and demonic
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possession and ridicules the Christian religion." Challenged by
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Campbell County, Wyoming, school system, 1983. Banned by
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Washington County, Alabama, Board of Education, 1985.
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SILAS MARNER, by George Eliot.
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Banned by Union High School, Anaheim, California, 1978.
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SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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Considered "dangerous" because of violent, irreverent, profane and
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sexually explicit content. Burned in Drake, North Carolina, 1973;
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Rochester, Michigan, 1972; Levittown, New York, 1975; North
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Jackson, Ohio, 1979; Lakeland, Florida, 1982. Barred from purchase
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by Washington Park High School, Racine, Wi, 1984. Challenged by
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Owensboro (Kentucky) High School library, 1985.
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SUPERFUDGE, by Judy Blume.
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Disapproval based on "profane, immoral and offensive" content.
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Challenged by Caspar, Wyoming, school libraries, 1984; Bozeman,
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Montana, school libraries, 1985.
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THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW, by S.E. Hinton.
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Objections to "graphic language, subject matter, immoral tone and
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lack of literary quality." Challenged by Pagosa Springs, Colorado,
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1983.
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, by Harper Lee.
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Considered "dangerous" because of profanity and undermining of race
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relations. Challenged (temporaily banned) in Eden Valley,
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Minnesota, 1977; Vernon-Verona-Sherill, New York, School District,
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1980; Warren, Indiana, township schools, 1981; Waukegan, Illinois,
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School District, 1984; Kansas City, Missouri, junior high schools,
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1985; Park Hill (Missouri) Junior High School, 1985. Protested by
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black parents and NAACP in Casa Grande (Arizona) Elementary School
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District, 1985.
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ULYSSES, by James Joyce.
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"Given its long history of censorship, ULYSSES has rarely been
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selected for high school libraries." -- Judith Krug, director,
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Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association,
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1986.
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UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, by Harriet B. Stowe.
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Use of the word nigger caused opposition. Challenged by Waukegan,
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Illinois, School District, 1984.
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WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS, by Shel Silverstein.
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Considered by opponents to undermine parental, school and religious
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authority. Pulled from shelves for review by Minot, North Dakota,
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public school libraries, 1986. Challenged by Xenia, Ohio, school
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libraries, 1983..
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Sources for all of the above information: American Library
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Association RESOURCE BOOK FOR BANNED BOOK WEEK 1986 and the
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NEWSLETTER ON INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM, published by the Office for
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Intellectual Freedom. Complete documentation is available from the
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American Library Association.
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