Banned (or Challenged) Books

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Across
  1. 3. Potty humor and violent imagery.
  2. 4. Stating that some families have two moms or two dads.
  3. 6. Encouraging sneakiness in children.
  4. 7. Reference to witchcraft as satanic
  5. 11. This colorful book about animals was challenged after the author was confused with someone else.
  6. 12. LGBTQ+ characters working in theatre production.
  7. 13. Religious profanity and the possibility that children may use fantasy to cope with real world issues
  8. 15. Depicting the true story of two male penguins that raised a chick together
Down
  1. 1. Discussion of menstruation and faith
  2. 2. Racial insensitivity and insensitive language
  3. 5. A black-and-white perspective was challenged for suggestive themes.
  4. 8. Some parents concerned that children would start an uprising against the logging industry.
  5. 9. Sci-fi classic challenged for featuring Jesus, Ghandi, Einstein, and Buddha discussing stopping an evil force.
  6. 10. This farm tale has been challenged for depicting talking animals.
  7. 14. A graphic novel challenged for age appropriateness and being “too scary for kids”