Some popular books that were banned!

Some popular books for children or young adults have been banned or challenged at one time or other. Here are some examples:

Harry Potter

The Harry Potter titles have the dubious honour of being first on the list of most frequently challenged books of 2000-2009, up from number 48 in the previous decade. That may have as much to do with their number and popularity as their perceived offensiveness, but the titles have been frequently challenged and banned by schools around the world.
In 2000 a primary school in Kent banned its pupils from reading the series and 60 Christian schools in Australia did the same the following year. Religious schools in various US states have sought to ban the book over its occult themes and in 2002 people in New Mexico went as far as to stage a public burning of The Philosopher’s Stone.

Winnie the Pooh

Not the books, but the character of Winnie the Pooh was banned from a Polish playground in 2014 because of his “inappropriate” dress. The gentle bear was suggested as the face of a new play area in the small town of Tuszyn but was rejected by conservative councillors, one of whom accused the much-loved character of being “dubious”.
“The problem with that bear is it doesn’t have a complete wardrobe,” said Ryszard Cichy. “It is not fully clothed which is wholly inappropriate for children.”

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee’s tale of racism in 1930s Alabama has been included on school reading lists for decades but has never been far from controversy. It was banned in Minnesota in 1977 for its use of profanity and challenged frequently in the subsequent decades for its use of an offensive racial epithet. And it remains controversial to this day - sitting at 21 in a list of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 2000-2009.

Alice in Wonderland

It was talking animals that did for Lewis Carroll’s much-loved 1865 novel, when in 1931 the governor of Hunan province in China said that it was “disastrous” to depict “animals and human beings on the same level” and promptly banned the book.
The adventure story had run afoul of censors as early as 1900, when it was suspended from classroom use at Woodsville High School in Haverhill, New Hampshire, because it contained expletives and sexual references. More recently it has been challenged in some US school districts by parents who feel the story encourages drug use.

Catcher in the Rye

Salinger’s famous coming of age novel was banned and challenged in states across the US from 1960 to as recently as 2009. Among the reasons for bans and attempted bans were claims the book is “anti-white” (Ohio, 1963); “communist” (Washington, 1978); “centred around negative activity” (California, 1993); and simply a “filthy, filthy book” (South Carolina, 2001).

Source: BBC

Some popular books that were banned!

Some popular books for children or young adults have been banned or challenged at one time or other. Here are some examples: Harry Potter The Harry Potter titles have the dubious honour of being first on the list of most frequently challenged books of 2000-2009, up from number 48 in the previous decade. That may have as much to do with their number and popularity as their perceived offensiveness, but the titles have been frequently challenged and banned by schools around the world. In 2000 a primary school in Kent banned its pupils from reading the series and 60 Christian schools in Australia did the same the following year. Religious schools in various US states have sought to ban the book over its occult themes and in 2002 people in New Mexico went as far as to stage a public burning of The Philosophers Stone. Winnie the Pooh Not the books, but the character of Winnie the Pooh was banned from a Polish playground in 2014 because of his inappropriate dress. The gentle bear was suggested as the face of a new play area in the small town of Tuszyn but was rejected by conservative councillors, one of whom accused the much-loved character of being dubious. The problem with that bear is it doesnt have a complete wardrobe, said Ryszard Cichy. It is not fully clothed which is wholly inappropriate for children. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lees tale of racism in 1930s Alabama has been included on school reading lists for decades but has never been far from controversy. It was banned in Minnesota in 1977 for its use of profanity and challenged frequently in the subsequent decades for its use of an offensive racial epithet. And it remains controversial to this day - sitting at 21 in a list of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 2000-2009. Alice in Wonderland It was talking animals that did for Lewis Carrolls much-loved 1865 novel, when in 1931 the governor of Hunan province in China said that it was disastrous to depict animals and human beings on the same level and promptly banned the book. The adventure story had run afoul of censors as early as 1900, when it was suspended from classroom use at Woodsville High School in Haverhill, New Hampshire, because it contained expletives and sexual references. More recently it has been challenged in some US school districts by parents who feel the story encourages drug use. Catcher in the Rye Salingers famous coming of age novel was banned and challenged in states across the US from 1960 to as recently as 2009. Among the reasons for bans and attempted bans were claims the book is anti-white (Ohio, 1963); communist (Washington, 1978); centred around negative activity (California, 1993); and simply a filthy, filthy book (South Carolina, 2001). Source: BBC