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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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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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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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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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-- 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.
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-- Sexual groundsBy Sova, Dawn Bc2006., Facts on File Call No: Ref 363.31 Ban Edition: Rev. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Banned books
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-- Social groundsBy Sova, Dawn Bc2006., Facts on File Call No: Ref 363.31 Ban Edition: Rev. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Banned books
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c2007., Greenhaven Press Call No: 363.31 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The history of issues
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2003., Penguin Books Call No: Mystery FIC Fforde Genre: Realistic, Realistic, Mystery Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A fantasy novel in which time and reality zigzag back and forth and Thursday Next, a female investigator, is determined to find the mad killer of characters in literary works and finally snatch Jane Eyre from death.
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2009., Greenhaven Press Call No: 306.4 FIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: A collection of twenty-two essays that debate various issues related to the American motion picture industry, including movie violence, racism, MPAA ratings, and piracy.
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c2009., Greenhaven Press Call No: 306.4 FIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: A collection of twenty-two essays that debate various issues related to the American motion picture industry, including movie violence, racism, MPAA ratings, and piracy.
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1990., Lerner Publications Co. Call No: 342.73 EVA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American politicsSummary Note: Traces the history of the concept of freedom of speech, discusses how the Supreme Court has interpreted the constitutional amendment, and provides historical and present-day examples of why the issue is controversial.
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c2008., Adolescent, Enslow Call No: 823 .914 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a critical analysis of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, discussing why many people would like to see them banned from schools and libraries.
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c2011., Facts on File, Inc. Call No: 363.31 Edition: 3rd ed. Available via Gale eBooks. Click here to access Series Title: Banned books (2011)Summary Note: Illustrates the extent and frequency of censorship in nearly every form of writing by tyrants, totalitarian states, church institutions, and democratic governments alike that have banned books that challenged their assumptions or questioned their activities.
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c2006., Facts on File Call No: 363.31 Edition: Rev. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Banned books (2006)Summary Note: Presents summaries, censorship histories, and further reading lists for over one hundred books that have been legally banned or otherwise censored at some point in history on political grounds; and includes brief author biographies and a general bibliography.
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c2006., Facts on File Call No: 098 .11 Edition: Rev. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Banned books (2006)Summary Note: Presents summaries, censorship histories, and further reading lists for over one hundred books that have been legally banned or otherwise censored at some point in history on religious grounds; and includes brief author biographies and a general bibliography.
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c2011., Facts on File Call No: 809 .933538 Edition: 3rd ed. Available via Gale eBooks. Click here to access Series Title: Banned books (2011)Summary Note: Text examines the issues underlying the suppression of numerous works deemed sexually obscene.
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By Sova, Dawn Bc2006., Facts on File Call No: 809 .933538 Edition: Rev. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Banned books (2006)Summary Note: Presents summaries, censorship histories, and further reading lists for over one hundred books that have been legally banned or otherwise censored at some point in history on sexual grounds; and includes brief author biographies and a general bibliography.
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2011., Facts on File Call No: 363.31 09 Edition: 3rd ed. Available via Gale eBooks. Click here to access Series Title: Banned books (2011)Summary Note: Discusses the many works that have been banned over the centuries because they offended or merely ignored official truths. Topics include widely held assumptions, or contained ideas or language unacceptable to a state, religious institution, or private moral watchdog.
