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Defending Frequently Challenged Young Adult Books by Call Number: Curriculum Professional 016.098 S281dISBN: 9781442264311Publication Date: 2016-09-09This handbook provides the information you need to defend challenged books with an informed response and ensure free access to young book lovers.
Censored & banned literature by Call Number: Main Z1019 .C46 2019ISBN: 9781642650280Publication Date: 2019Examines the wide range of important literary texts that have been subjected to censorship, either at the time of their first publication, later in their history, or both.
Can I Teach That? by Call Number: Main LB1631 .C365 2016ISBN: 9781475814767Publication Date: 2016A collection of stories, strategies, advice, and documents for teachers who are using or planning to use materials or implement policies they know may be controversial.
Banned and Challenged Books
What is the difference between challenging and banning?
"A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others."
For more information, see the ALA Banned Book FAQ.
- Frequently Challenged BooksLists of challenged books from ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom. Various lists by year, decade, genre, and more.
- The Top Ten Most Challenged Book Lists"The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to ensure free access to information. Every year, the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The lists are based on information from media stories and voluntary reports sent to OIF from communities across the U.S. The Top 10 lists are only a snapshot of book challenges. Surveys indicate that 82-97% of book challenges – documented requests to remove materials from schools or libraries – remain unreported and receive no media."
Controversial Picture Books
And Tango Makes Three by Call Number: Curriculum Easy R523tISBN: 9780689878459Publication Date: 2005-06-01
In the Night Kitchen by Call Number: Curriculum Easy S474iISBN: 9780060266684Publication Date: 1996-01-19
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by Call Number: Curriculum Easy S818syISBN: 9781416902065Publication Date: 2005-11-01
Rose Blanche by Call Number: Curriculum Fiction I58rISBN: 9780871919946Publication Date: 1995-09-01
Nappy Hair by Call Number: Curriculum Easy H5684nISBN: 9780679879374Publication Date: 1997-01-07
The Lorax by Call Number: Curriculum Easy S4961 1999ISBN: 9780394823379Publication Date: 1971-08-12
The Cat in the Hat by Call Number: Curriculum Easy S496cISBN: 9780394800011Publication Date: 1957-03-12
If I Ran the Zoo by Call Number: Curriculum Easy S496ifrISBN: 9780394900810Publication Date: 1966-06-12
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Call Number: Curriculum Easy S496a 1989ISBN: 9780394944944Publication Date: 1989-10-14
The Butter Battle Book by Call Number: Curriculum Easy S496buISBN: 9780394867168Publication Date: 1984-03-12
Smoky Night by Call Number: Curriculum Easy B9425snISBN: 9780152699543Publication Date: 1994-03-31
Where the Wild Things Are by Call Number: Curriculum Easy S474w 1991ISBN: 9780606032308Publication Date: 1984-01-01- Heather Has Two Mommies by Call Number: Curriculum Easy N5533hISBN: 9780962278907Publication Date: 1989-10-01
The Story of Babar by Call Number: Curriculum Easy B895sISBN: 9780394905754Publication Date: 1967-11-12
Friends from the Other Side (Amigos del Otro Lado) by Call Number: Curriculum World Languages Spanish A6375fISBN: 9780892391134Publication Date: 1993-01-01
Skin Again by Call Number: Curriculum Easy H7843sISBN: 9780786808250Publication Date: 2004-10-25
Sami and the Time of the Troubles by Call Number: Curriculum Easy H465saISBN: 9780395559642Publication Date: 1992-04-20
Fly Away Home by Call Number: Curriculum Easy B9425flISBN: 9780395559628Publication Date: 1991-03-18
The Sissy Duckling by Call Number: Curriculum Easy F465sISBN: 9780689835667Publication Date: 2002-05-01
The Five Chinese Brothers by Call Number: Curriculum Easy B62fISBN: 9780698113572Publication Date: 1996-06-18
The Rabbits' Wedding by Call Number: Curriculum Easy W7234rISBN: 9780060264956Publication Date: 1958-04-30
Little Red Riding Hood by Call Number: Curriculum Non-fiction 398.20943 H996rISBN: 9780823404704Publication Date: 1983-03-01
Hiroshima No Pika by Call Number: Curriculum Non-fiction 940.5425 M389ISBN: 9780688012977Publication Date: 1982-08-01- My Two Uncles by Call Number: Curriculum Easy V678mISBN: 9780807555071Publication Date: 1995-04-01
It's So Amazing! by Call Number: Curriculum Nonfiction 612.6 H315iISBN: 9780763600518Publication Date: 1999-03-03
The Story of Ferdinand by Call Number: Curriculum Easy L434sISBN: 9780670674244Publication Date: 1936-01-01
Ouch! by Call Number: Curriculum Nonfiction 398.20943 B112oISBN: 9780062050663Publication Date: 1998-10-23
The Librarian of Basra by Call Number: Curriculum Nonfiction 020 W785lISBN: 9780152054458Publication Date: 2005-01-01
In Our Mothers' House by Call Number: Curriculum Easy P762iISBN: 9780399250767Publication Date: 2009-04-30
The Dirty Cowboy by Call Number: Curriculum Easy T583dISBN: 9780374317911Publication Date: 2003-08-08
Nasreen's Secret School by Call Number: Curriculum Nonfiction 371.823 W785nISBN: 9781416994374Publication Date: 2009-10-06
The Amazing Bone by Call Number: Curriculum Easy S818amaISBN: 9780374302481Publication Date: 1976-09-01
Crow Boy by Call Number: Curriculum Easy Y29c 1983ISBN: 9780670249312Publication Date: 1955-10-13
The Beast of Monsieur Racine by Call Number: Curriculum Easy U57bISBN: 9780714860817Publication Date: 2014-09-15
Bone Dog by Call Number: Curriculum Easy R7385bISBN: 9781596431508Publication Date: 2011-07-19
Thomas' Snowsuit by Call Number: Curriculum Easy M969tISBN: 9780920303320Publication Date: 1989-06-01
The Paper Bag Princess by Call Number: Curriculum Easy M969p 1991ISBN: 9780920236826Publication Date: 1980-05-01
My Mom's Having a Baby! by Call Number: Curriculum Nonfiction 612.63 B985mISBN: 9780807553442Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Jack (Not Jackie) by Call Number: Curriculum Easy S587jISBN: 9781499807318Publication Date: 2018-10-09
Prince and Knight by Call Number: Curriculum Easy H1115pISBN: 9781499805529Publication Date: 2018-05-01
Home at Last by Call Number: Curriculum Easy W7278hISBN: 9780061349737Publication Date: 2016-09-13
Julián Is a Mermaid by Call Number: Curriculum Easy L8974jISBN: 9780763690458Publication Date: 2018-04-23
When Aidan Became a Brother by Call Number: Curriculum Easy L9548wISBN: 9781620148372Publication Date: 2019-06-04
I'm Not a Girl by Call Number: Curriculum Easy L9918iISBN: 9780374310684Publication Date: 2020-08-04
Something Happened in Our Town by Call Number: Curriculum Easy C3921sISBN: 9781433828546Publication Date: 2018-05-01
Skippyjon Jones by Call Number: Curriculum Easy S2915sISBN: 9780525471349Publication Date: 2003-09-15
What Riley Wore by Call Number: Curriculum Easy A753wrISBN: 9781481472609Publication Date: 2019-08-27
Maiden and Princess by Call Number: Curriculum Easy H1115mISBN: 9781499807769Publication Date: 2019-04-02
This Day in June by Call Number: Curriculum Easy P685tISBN: 9781433816581Publication Date: 2013-10-01
Rainbow Boy by Call Number: Curriculum Easy R852rISBN: 9781506463988Publication Date: 2020-09-22
