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Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
A family of Americans living in the heat of the Dust Bowl packs up and journeys to California to find a better life.
Banned because the book contains profanity, sex, violence (including murder), discrimination and, most notably, political slander. Steinbeck was called a Communist because of this book, when the entire point of the book was to promote socialism.
It shouldn't be banned because it tells an important story about how average Americans found their way through one of the lowest points in the American economy, and sex and political judgement are regular parts of human life. Also it's just really, really good.

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-To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
-told through the eyes of a little girl, a black man is wrongly accused of rape
-banned for bad language
-it should still be read because it talks about the problem of racism

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Abandon By: Meg Cabot
Last year, 17-year-old Pierce died - just for a moment. And when she was in the space between life and death, she met John: tall dark and terrifying, it's his job to usher souls from one realm to the next. There's a fierce attraction between them, but Pierce knows that falling for John means a life of shadows and loneliness in the underworld...
Banned bc- immoral” and having “untraditional values.”

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-Cujo written by Stephen King
-A lovable dog gets bitten by a rabid bat and develops rabies himself. What follows is Mans best friend turns into his worst enemy.
-Banned for intense violence, profanity,  and sexuality.
-I think it was a very entertaining story and very well written.

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-Eleanor and Park by
Rainbow Rowell
-Eleanor and Park are two sixteen-year-olds forced to sit together on a school bus in the 1980s in Omaha, Nebraska. The two could not be more different. Eleanor, the new girl in town, struggles with a bad home life. Park, a gloomy half-Korean comic book-lover, is just figuring his life and himself out. As they dive head on into a unplanned, unfathomable first love, their lives begin to crack and crumble.
-It was challenged because of offensive language.
-There are good lessons we could all learn from this book.

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
- An autistic boy discovers his neighbor's dog dead in their yard. He tries to solve the mystery of who killed it. He lives alone with his dad and one day attempts to navigate the public transportation system to go find his mom in another city.
- There is some explicit language and it "uses God's name in vain"
- I think it should still be read because it shows the perspective of someone with autism which is valuable and educational

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Call of the Wild by Jack London
- The story is about a dog sled in the the 1890 Klondike Gold Rush in Canada. The main character is the lead dog Buck and the story tells of its struggles while leading the sled in the wild.
The book has been banned because of radicalism and violence.
It is banned in some of the United States and other countries
This book shouldn't be banned because it shows the values of leadership and the determination that comes with survival. It is a really good book.

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Carrie by Stephen King
-The story of misfit high-school girl, Carrie White, who gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Repressed by a domineering, ultra-religious mother and tormented by her peers at school, her efforts to fit in lead to a dramatic confrontation during the senior prom.
- Language, killing, satanic, bad influence, harmful to students, age appropriateness.
- a valuable lesson from this book is to be aware of how you treat others.

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King and King
Two princes fall in love and get married and adopt a son.
Banned due to the gay marriage and content.
I believe it should be read because children's books are used to teach kids about the world and this is just teaching kids about gay marriage and it doesn't do anything to deserve to be banned

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Catch-22
A WW2 bombardier is stationed on the island Pianosa. He flees a hospital, since a "catch-22"  in the air force prevents him from being grounded from illness or obtain a leave. It was banned because it was racist and sexist.Also Criticizes the lunacies of the war and thinks its a game.
I think this book should not be banned because being in ww2 racism and sexism was a big thing around and people should not be offended because its been a while and everyone already knows what happened during WW2.
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The Great Gatsby
By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
The lives of East Hampton socialites.
Banned for the book's language and reference to sex.
Should be read because it is a classic and has deep messages and quotes.

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The Giver
Lois Lowry
Young boy living in a weird society
Banned because of violence and sexual awakening
It's a good book, doesn't show normal society, it's amazing how people can live in a society like that

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-Fallen Angles by Walter Myers
-It follows a soldier called Perry through the Vietnam War.
-Profanity and description of war
-Because the book gives a accurate description of what war was like, so it can open up peoples eyes to what Vietnam was really like.

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-Mein Kampf
-Mein Kampf is a 1925 autobiographical book by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany.
- Offensive to different groups of people and a reminder of Nazi Germany
-Banned in MANY countries
-It is good to understand the past further and know what past leaders were thinking. Where can we look what happened in Nazi Germany and connect it to our world today.

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Al Capone Does My Shirts
Gennifer Choldenko
Where a family moves to Alcatraz and the main character Moose meets Al Capone there, banned for negative stereotypes around Capone, I think it is good because not many people would ever meet someone as famous as him in prison

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Two Boys Kissing
David Leviathan
Two boys participate in a 32 hour kissing marathon to break the world record. It expresses different accepts of things that are not acceptable in society

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Bridge to Terabithea by Katherine Paterson
About two kids who imagine a land called Terabithea full of magical creatures.
It is banned due to witchcraft, atheism, and language.
It's a story about two kids who are picked on so they deal with it in a unique way.

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Bridge to Terabithia Extension Activity

Students can work with partners to make Venn diagrams comparing Leslie and Jess. Each student might make a list for one character, then partners can work together on a list of ways the characters are alike.

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Bridge to Terabithia Extension Activity Students can work with partners to make Venn diagrams comparing Leslie and Jess. Each student might make a list for one character, then partners can work together on a list of ways the characters are alike.

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-To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee
About Post Great Depression in Alabama Where a local respected lawyer defends an innocent African American.  Challenged because it uses profanity and talks about rape.
I feel we should be able to read it because their are life lessons to be learned and is historical

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-Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephan Chobsky
-It follows Charlie as he navigates through the strange world between adolescence and adulthood as he starts freshman year alone. -Challenged the book’s depiction of homosexuality, sex, masturbation, and a “glorification of alcohol use and drugs"
-It's a well written and powerful coming of age story

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Jocelynne Harrison Cecily Von Ziegesar Gossip Girl 

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Blair, Serena, Nate and the rest of the Upper East Side crew are getting fidgety as the end of senior year --- and decision time --- approaches. Blair is still wait-listed at Yale, Serena is undecided, and Nate just wants to keep partying.
Challenged and banned because of homosexual elements, sexual content, drug use, offensive language, and being unsuitable for the targeted age group
It is a good read and stuff that happens in this book happen in real life(maybe not to the extent of what happens in here) but it doesn't happen.

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Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
A 15 year old girl develops a bad drug habit and runs away from home on a journey of self-destructive escapism.
Banned for drugs and pornography.
Teenagers can learn the real dangers of drugs.

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