Guess the Banned Book! by Joseph Borg

joseph_borg001 — 2023-12-14 05:32:54 UTC

There was fears over my use of increasing dark violence and many tried to censor me.

joseph_borg001 — 2023-12-14 05:33:58 UTC

I was renamed in different countries because of my illusive title.

joseph_borg001 — 2023-12-14 05:36:16 UTC

I was first published as a Novel in September 1998 under a different title.

joseph_borg001 — 2023-12-14 05:50:20 UTC

I made the list of the top 100 most frequently challenged books

joseph_borg001 — 2023-12-14 05:50:39 UTC

I was written for a child to teenage audience.

joseph_borg001 — 2023-12-14 05:52:24 UTC

Language that religious schools deemed 'inappropriate' forced the entire novel to shift focus.

joseph_borg001 — 2023-12-14 07:32:10 UTC

Additionally, I was banned because children began using curses on one another in class.

joseph_borg001 — 2023-12-14 07:40:12 UTC

Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K Rowling

carinaphuong — 2023-12-14 07:44:32 UTC

The book was deemed innapropriate with 'mature' or so-called 'dark' topics and many tried to censor over different parts.
It goes by many names 'Elixir of Life', 'Philosopher's Stone', etc. The title Sorcerer's Stone was believed to be in favour of directing towards philosophers and strange ideas.
It was first published in 1998.
Yes
It was written for particularly children-teenagers.
The idea of magic seemed to creep many individuals and it was deemed innapropriate for people to read.
As the book seemed to be encouraging the use of curses, spells and magic, children began using curses on one another in class.