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-Nineteen Eighty-Four

-by George Orwell

-A province of the superstate Oceania, whose residents are victims of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance and public manipulation. Oceania's political ideology, euphemistically named English Socialism is enforced by the privileged, elite Inner Party. Via the "Thought Police", the Inner Party persecutes individualism and independent thinking, which are regarded as "thought crimes"
-Social and political grounds
-A good way to against why communism is different than others

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-The face on the milk carton
-15 year old girl found out she was kidnapped when she looks at her picture on a milk carton saying "missing".
-inapropriate
-because it shows the truth in some aspects and that kids need to be careful
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The book is about a 15-year-old girl named Janie Johnson, who findsout she was kidnapped, and her biological parents are somewhere in New Jersey. She happens to look down at a milk carton one day, and she sees herself on a milk carton under the heading "Missing Child.

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-Animal Farm, by George Orwell
-The book is about farm animals set in early soviet union times that  revolt against their human owner, who owns the farm they are on.
-Was challenged because it was thought that people would begin to revolt and that Orwell himself was a Communist.
-It should still be read because it offers the ability to learn from standing up for what you believe in and not being suppressed by others.

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-A Light in the Attic - Shel Silverstein
-collection of poems
-It was banned because it "promotes violence and disrespect"
-I think that this book should still be read because it is a classic, and is a valuable source of poetry for children.

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-George by Alex Gino
-children's novel about a young transgender girl
-includes transgender child, and "sexuality was not appropriate at elementary levels"
-shows different viewpoint and the hardships faced and how society can affect those people

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This One Summer
by Mariko Tamaki
Every summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It's their getaway, their refuge. Rosie's friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had. But this summer is different. Rose's mom and dad won't stop fighting, and when Rose and Windy seek a distraction from the drama, they find themselves with a whole new set of problems. It's a summer of secrets and sorrow and growing up, and it's a good thing Rose and Windy have each other.
It was challenged because it includes LGBT characters, drug use and profanity, and it was also considered sexually explicit.
It should still be read to have a better understanding of others and it relates to the struggles of childhood and adulthood realistically, something you can learn from. And also to not limit freedom.

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Candide by Voltaire in 1759, a satire
-a guy (bastard son of Baron) named Candide lives with a baron in Westphalia, falls in love with one of his daughters and is forced to leave. He goes and sees all the horrible things in the world.
- banned because of political sedition, religious blasphemy, and intellectual antagonism under the guise of innocence
-Candide is an old novel, and it was banned when it first came out, so the world is a little more relaxed when it comes to free speech.

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The book is a collection of formulas and blueprints for items that may be or currently are prohibited by the federal government.
-No single author
-Banned due to the fact that the knowledge was considered dangerous if abused.
-I think that people should be allowed to handle themselves and should not be protected from information. Just because something is law does not make it moral.

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1984 by George Orwell

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-Blubber by Judy Blume
-About Jill Brenner, a Pennsylvania fifth-grader who joins her classmates in ostracizing and bullying Linda, an awkward and overweight girl
-Challenged in Des Moines schools for "objectionable" subject matter and language
-It is a good coming of age book for young girls to relate to. It doesn’t shy away from controversial topics such as stereotypes and discrimination.

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Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
-This book is about a young Harlem teenager who volunteers for service. He experiences very traumatic events while serving. Then questions why Black U.S. troops are given the hardest assignments within war. Then soon questions why he was even fighting for us.
- This book was banned due to the amounts of profanity, racism, and graphic violence.
- This book should still be read because it tells us about real events.

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Brave New World By: Aldous Huxley
-This is about a world where the only concerns are physical pleasure and material comfort.
-Reasons for being banned: Insensitivity, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit
-This book warns the world of science and the wrongful doings the world may come to

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Beloved -Toni Morisson-About a woman and her daughter after their escape from slavery
-Recaptured and woman kills her daughter to set her free from slavery
The daughter's ghost comes back to haunt the woman
-Banned due to violence, sexual content, discussion of beastiality
-Provides insights on the mental impacts of slavery

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Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

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Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

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Anna LeWarne
- Charlie is a wallflower and always stands in the sidelines until he meets new friends that take him out of his shell. Depression starts to kick in that takes him back
-parent complained about homosexuality, sex, masturbation, and a glorification of alcohol use and drugs
- it shows the truth about high school and what teens go through

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Of mice and men By: Mark Twain
-Tells the story of two friends who travel to find work during the Great Depression
-Reasons banned is the use of profanity, references sexual activity, and "promotes" euthanasia
-This book should be read because it explains the struggle some people went through during the Great Depression and it has universal themes that could be read by any culture

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-To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

-In To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.
-Banned for offensive /strong language, especially the n word, and discussion of sexuality and rape
-Despite the fact that there is offensive words used in the book, it's only done because of the context of where and when the book takes place, and is only used to accurately depict how people acted back then, not to be offensive. The book still tells a good story about the injustices of the world and is a great coming of age story because of the great development the characters get throughout the book.

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- Eleanor and Park
- Rainbow Rowell
-Eleanor and Park are two sixteen-year-olds forced to sit together on a school bus in 1980s Omaha, Nebraska. The two could not be more different. Eleanor, the new girl in town, is heavier than average and struggles with a bad home life. Park, a gloomy half-Korean comic book-lover, is just figuring his life and himself out.
- Offensive Language
- Talks about getting through the struggles of life as a teen and overcoming difficulties
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- The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- An African American woman and her sister who were raped and abused by their father. She writes to God because she has no one else to write to. As she grows, she learns to stand up for herself and injustice
- "sexual and social explicitness" and its "troubling ideas about race relations, man's relationship to God, African history, and human sexuality."
- illustrates abuse, neglect, oppression and then how to overcome it and fight back

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Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
-How Hitler became antisemitic
-Banned because of Nazism
-It shows Hitlers rise to power and if we see things happening today that have resemblance to Hitler we can stop them.
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Liam Sweeney
- This book is about Lennie and George who are ranch hands
-racism, profanity, foul language, violence.
-because it sends a overall good messages to the readers and it gives good history of our past

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Marshall University Libraries - Banned Book - John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men

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Page on books banned/challenged around the United States for various reasons over the past year

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-Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
-A teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale
- contains “inappropriate” language and “borders on pornography"
- I think this book can help teens who are also struggling with addiction. The book could remind people that they are not alone and push teens to have open conversations about the dangers of drugs.

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Two Boys Kissing- David Levithan
Based on true events of two teenage boys kissing. They are taking part in a 32 hour marathon and have spent time together to beat the world record of how long two can be kissing.
Cover image was revealing and the author was just explaining what the story was about and didn't lie about it. Libraries saying that being gay is "normalizing" our community.
I think this book should still be read because their is a different viewpoint in society than what we are used to, and that is being gay.

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