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-- One hundred twenty banned booksc2005., Checkmark Books Call No: 363.31 Kar Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines one hundred twenty books that have been banned throughout history on the basis of political, religious, sexual, and social grounds; and provides a summary of each book along with the controversy surrounding it.
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c2011., Pre-adolescent, First Second Call No: GN Americus Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Oklahoma teen Neal Barton stands up for his favorite fantasy series, The Chronicles of Apathea Ravenchilde, when conservative Christians try to bully the town of Americus into banning it from the public library.
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[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: TEEN FIC LEV Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When Donovan left his copy of 'The Adventurers' on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it--much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius. But soon the entire town is freaking out about whether the book's main characters are gay, Donovan's mom is trying to get the book removed from the school curriculum, and Donovan is caught in the middle"--Provided by publisher.
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[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: REALISTIC F LEV Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When Donovan left his copy of The Adventurers on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it--much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius...right? But soon the entire town is freaking out about whether the book's main characters are gay, Donovan's mom is trying to get the book removed from the school curriculum, and Donovan is caught in the middle. Donovan doesn't really know if the two boys fall in love at the end or not--but he does know this: even if they do, it shouldn't matter. The book should not be banned from school. Interweaving three connected storylines, David Levithan delivers a bold, fun, and timely story about taking action (whether it's against book censors or deadly alligators ...), being brave, and standing up for what's right"--Provided by the publisher.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When sixth-grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic are blacked out he is outraged, so he, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship imposed by one teacher and the school board"--OCLC.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: REALISTIC F KIN Edition: First edition. Availability:5 of 5 At Location(s) Summary Note: When sixth-grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic are blacked out he is outraged, so he, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship imposed by one teacher and the school board.
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2001., Knopf : Distributed by Random House Call No: Historical FIC Sijie Edition: 1st American ed. Genre: Historical Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two boys, moved to the country for "re-education" as part of Mao's Cultural Revolution, find little to amuse them, but things change when they discover a stash of Western classics in Chinese translation and use the stories of Balzac to capture the attention of the beautiful daughter of the local tailor.
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2017., Juvenile, Starscape Call No: FIC GRATZ Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When her favorite book in the school library is challenged by a well-meaning parent, Amy Anne and her friends start a secret banned books locker library, using ridiculous reasons to ban every book in the library to make a point and take a stand against censorship.
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2018., Juvenile, Starscape Call No: [Fic] Edition: First trade paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book in the library to make a point, and take a stand against censorship.
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2017., Pre-adolescent, Starscape Call No: Blue Fiction GRATZ Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out a book from her school library, only to find out the book has been banned. So she starts a "banned book" library from her locker which becomes wildly popular. She is then thrust into a battle over censorship with her school.
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2017., General, Starscape Call No: Young Adult Fic GRA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book in the library to make a point, and take a stand against censorship.
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2020., Iron Circus Comics Call No: GN-REALISTIC BAN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 1983 during South Korea's Fifth Republic, a military regime that has entrenched its power through censorship, torture, and the murder of protesters.. In this charged political climate a freshman named Kim Hyun Sook seeks refuge in the comfort of books. When the handsome young editor of the school newspaper invites her to his reading group, she expects to talk about Moby Dick, Hamlet, The Scarlet Letter. Instead she finds herself hiding in a basement as the youngest member of an underground banned book club, And as Hyun Sook discovers, in a totalitarian regime, the delights of discovering great works of illicit literature are quickly overshadowed by fear and violence"--Back cover.
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2020., Iron Circus Comics Call No: GN B Banned Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: During South Korea's Fifth Republic from 1981 to 1987, Kim Hyun Sook convinces her traditional mother that women should go to college. In 1983, Sook looks forward to immersing herself in Western literature, but she finds out that reading can be a life-or-death activity under a totalitarian regime. A young man invites Sook to a reading group, which she learns is actually a secretive group reading banned books in a basement. Sook goes on to describe how rebellious reading changed the country.
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2018., Greenhaven Pub. Call No: 363.31 BAN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It may sound shocking, but even in this current age, books are banned all around the globe. But what makes a book inappropriate--even dangerous--for public consumption, and who has the power to deem it so? Some governments ban books as a form of censorship. Even schools can ban books they consider too racy or inappropriate for their students. Does banning books take away our liberties, attempt to erase history, and impose an agenda? Or is the practice actually in our best interests, depending on the circumstance? This balanced volume examines this surprisingly nuanced issue"--From the publisher's web site.
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2018., Greenhaven Pub. Call No: 363.31 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It may sound shocking, but even in this current age, books are banned all around the globe. But what makes a book inappropriate--even dangerous--for public consumption, and who has the power to deem it so? Some governments ban books as a form of censorship. Even schools can ban books they consider too racy or inappropriate for their students. Does banning books take away our liberties, attempt to erase history, and impose an agenda? Or is the practice actually in our best interests, depending on the circumstance? This balanced volume examines this surprisingly nuanced issue"--From the publisher's web site.
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c2012., Greenhaven Press/Gale Cengage Learning Call No: 363.31 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Introducing issues with opposing viewpointsSummary Note: This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether children should be protected from controversial books, whether reading about obscene or frightening reality is harmful to young people, and whether discussions of evolution should be blacked out from science textbooks.
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c2012., Greenhaven Press/Gale Cengage Learning Call No: 363.31 BIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Introducing issues with opposing viewpointsSummary Note: This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether children should be protected from controversial books, whether reading about obscene or frightening reality is harmful to young people, and whether discussions of evolution should be blacked out from science textbooks.
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c2012., Juvenile, Greenhaven Press Call No: 363.31 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Introducing issues with opposing viewpointsSummary Note: Offers pro-and-con essays on the topic of banned books, discussing if children should be protected from controversial books, if some types of reading material should be restricted, and alternatives to banning controversial books. Includes facts about banned books, organizations to contact, and further reading.
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-- Political grounds.c2006., Facts on File Call No: Ref 363.31 Ban Edition: Rev. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Facts on File library of world literature.
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-- Religious grounds.c2006., Facts on File Call No: Ref 363.31 Ban Edition: Rev. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only Series Title: Facts on File library of world literature.
