Banned/Challenged Books

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  1. 3. The protagonist of this story may have spoken for the trees, but this Dr. Seuss book was once banned in California because it was deemed offensive to forestry workers.
  2. 6. Book written by a young girl during WWII that was banned for being too depressing.
  3. 7. Name of the young protagonist in To Kill a Mockingbird.
  4. 9. The river along which The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place.
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  1. 1. Dystopian novel written in 1931 by Aldous Huxley that was banned for being anti-family and anti-religion.
  2. 2. The name of the Transcendalist poet who said, "Every burned book enlightens the world".
  3. 3. Controversial book written over a hundred years ago which continues to be banned in many schools across the country for introducing the Theory of Evolution.
  4. 4. "It was a pleasure to burn" is the first line of this author's dystopian novel, which was banned for using obscene language.
  5. 5. New York Times best-selling horror writer who has had over 20 of his stories and novels challenged for vulgarity.
  6. 8. The name of the fictional school created by J.K. Rowling in the oft banned Harry Potter series.