Banned

September 30 - October 6, 2011
Banned Book Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment.  Held during the last week of September, Banned Book Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

Celebrate your freedom to read by reading a banned or challenged book.

 To kill a mockingbird by Lee, Harper.   To kill a mockingbird
Lee, Harper.
 
 The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian by Alexie, Sherman, 1966-   The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian
Alexie, Sherman, 1966-
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an ...
 
 Marked by Cast, P. C.   Marked
Cast, P. C.
The House of Night series is set in a world very much like our own, except in 16-year-old Zoey Redbi ...
 
 Twisted by Anderson, Laurie Halse.   Twisted
Anderson, Laurie Halse.
After finally getting noticed by someone other than school bullies and his ever-angry father, sevent ...
 
 Vampire Academy by Mead, Richelle.   Vampire Academy
Mead, Richelle.
Two years after a horrible incident made them run away, vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-t ...
 
 Ttyl by Myracle, Lauren, 1969-   Ttyl
Myracle, Lauren, 1969-
Chronicles, in "instant message" format, the day-to-day experiences, feelings, and plans of three fr ...
 
 Deadline by Crutcher, Chris.   Deadline
Crutcher, Chris.
Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf decides to fulfill his ...
 
 Paint me like I am : teen poems from WritersCorps. by   Paint me like I am : teen poems from WritersCorps.
 
 Lord of the flies by Golding, William, 1911-1993.   Lord of the flies
Golding, William, 1911-1993.
 
 The lord of the rings by Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973.   The lord of the rings
Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973.
"In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, fo ...
 
 The chocolate war by Cormier, Robert.   The chocolate war
Cormier, Robert.
A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's an ...
 
 The Earth, my butt, and other big, round things by Mackler, Carolyn.   The Earth, my butt, and other big, round things
Mackler, Carolyn.
Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, ...
 
 Julie of the wolves by George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012   Julie of the wolves
George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost ...
 
 The Hunger games by Collins, Suzanne.   The Hunger games
Collins, Suzanne.
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised su ...
 
 Whale talk by Crutcher, Chris.   Whale talk
Crutcher, Chris.
Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports ...
 
 Animal farm : a fairy story by Orwell, George, 1903-1950   Animal farm : a fairy story
Orwell, George, 1903-1950
 
 Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone by Rowling, J. K.   Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
Rowling, J. K.
Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a cloak of invis ...
 
 The golden compass by Pullman, Philip, 1946-   The golden compass
Pullman, Philip, 1946-
Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped chi ...
 
 The grapes of wrath by Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.   The grapes of wrath
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
The Grapes of Wrath is a landmark of American literature. A portrait of the conflict between the pow ...
 
 The giver by Lowry, Lois.   The giver
Lowry, Lois.
"A modern-day tale for readers of all ages! Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. T ...
 
 Twilight by Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-   Twilight
Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-
When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets ...
 
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