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Book censorship is the removal, suppression, or restricted circulation of literary, artistic, or educational material on the grounds that it is objectionable according to the standards applied by the censor. [1] The first instance of book censorship in what is now known as the United States, took place in 1637 in modern-day Quincy, Massachusetts.
The Hunger Games (series) Suzanne Collins: Religious viewpoint, dark themes/violence, unsuited to age group 2008–2010 12 — — I Am Jazz: Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings: Inaccurate, homosexuality, sex education, religious viewpoint, and unsuited for age group 2014 13 — — I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Maya Angelou: Incest, Sexual ...
Banned books are books or other printed works such as essays or plays which have been prohibited by law, or to which free access has been restricted by other means. The practice of banning books is a form of censorship, from political, legal, religious, moral, or commercial motives. This article lists notable banned books and works, giving a ...
A Washington Post analysis of 986 books challenged in school libraries between 2021 and 2022 found that nearly 42% of the books challenged had LGBTQ+ themes or characters and 28% had characters of ...
The preliminary data was released at the start of Banned Books Week, an annual campaign by the ALA that raises awareness about censorship. US public schools banned over 10K books during 2023-2024 ...
University of Illinois professor Emily Knox, author of “Book Banning in 21st Century America,” discusses the recent targeting of reading material in schools and libraries.
The Hunger Games is the first book in the series and was released on September 14, 2008. The Hunger Games follows 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen , a girl from District 12 who volunteers for the 74th Hunger Games in place of her younger sister Primrose Everdeen .
In July of 2022, Amanda Jones gave a short speech opposing book censorship at a public library board meeting in her little hometown of Watson, in southern Louisiana.