Banned Books Week

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Across
  1. 6. First word in the title of a book about a futuristic society in which books are burned - ironically, this book itself has been banned.
  2. 8. Last name of the wizard whose adventures are told in the most challenged book series of 2000-2009.
  3. 9. American Library _______, nationwide organization that tracks book bans and challenges in libraries.
  4. 11. Popular challenged series of vampire books by Stephenie Meyer.
  5. 14. Book of scripture regularly challenged in schools and libraries.
  6. 15. Young girl whose diary, recording the events of the Holocaust, has been banned for being "too depressing".
Down
  1. 1. Book banned at one time for containing communist material, even though it's a satire on communism.
  2. 2. Classic Dr. Seuss book, once challenged for "portraying the foresting industry in a negative light".
  3. 3. The last week of this month is Banned Books Week.
  4. 4. The last word of the title of J.D. Salinger's classic depiction of teenage angst.
  5. 5. This captain is a main character of a popular book series by Dav Pilkey, which has been challenged for its "anti-family content"
  6. 7. The number of shades of grey in a book frequently challenged for its sexual content.
  7. 10. Place you can go to find books, even if they have been banned or challenged.
  8. 12. _____ Morrison, author of Beloved
  9. 13. Maya, poet and author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, one of the most frequently challenged books in high schools.