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Banned Book Week
“Fish in the River of Knowledge”
Celebrate Your Freedom to Read
Why Banned Books Week?
Banned Books Week (BBW) celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them.
We use Banned Books Week each year to teach the importance of our First Amendment rights and the power of literature.
1st Amendment
Freedom of religion, speech and the press. Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech.
Challenged Books!1990-2000
Harry Potter series
Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling, for its focus on wizardry and magic
"Goosebumps"
"Goosebumps" series, by R. L. Stine, which were challenged for being too frightening for young people
Scary Stories
Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
My Brother Sam is Dead
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
The Witches
The Witches by Roald Dahl
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Stupids (Series)
The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
Anastasia Krupnik (Series)
Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
Halloween ABC
Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
Julie of the Wolves
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
A Light in the Attic
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
On My Honor
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
Where’s Waldo?
Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
Summer of My German Soldier
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
The Wish Giver
The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain
Jump Ship to Freedom
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Free Choice
You get to choose
You do not have to take a book you don’t like
You can’t tell someone else what to read
Not all people like the same books
Democracy means freedom!