More than 11,300 books have been challenged since then, according to the American Library Association.
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A challenge is a formal, written complaint requesting a book be removed from library shelves or school curricula. It’s also endorsed by the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress. However, according to the ALA, 311 challenges that the organization knows about occurred in 2014. In Tallahassee, Fla., “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night” was pulled from Lincoln High School’s summer reading list after parents complained about obscenities and “atheistic beliefs” in the text.
Rebecca Skloot’s 2010 book tells the true story of a poor black woman whose cancerous cervical cells became the basis for medical advances including the polio vaccine and in vitro fertilization without her knowledge; it’s a best-selling, critically acclaimed account about science, race, ethics and family.
A few of the banned books include the Harry Potter series and even religious texts like the Bible. “Seriously, it’s better than Christmas”.
Alfred Mowdood, head of the research and information services, said it’s important to recognize banned and challenged books because of the value contained in what material is considered controversial.
Recent polling has shown that 28 percent of Americans would be okay with actually banning a few books – making it illegal to publish or read them – and we should absolutely condemn any such efforts. “It is an eye-opening experience for many”. A few of the titles might surprise you. (Sims has said she’ll keep appealing.) So in one corner were the media, the masses, the author, and the school board.
One of the most challenged books is the children’s title, Captain Underpants. For the most part, it just means you have to hop onto Amazon and buy the book yourself.
“The Internet has helped tremendously to raise awareness of cases of censorship”. We want to see how long we can make the chain of books.
Once upon a time, book bans were a serious issue in the United States. Another reason listed is “depictions of bullying”.
2) “Persepolis”, by Marjane Satrapi Reasons: gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint.
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Over the past 25 years, the most popular reasons for challenging books were offensive language, sexually explicit content and the book being unsuited for a particular age group.
