Why are banned books banned?

There are a few common reasons that books have been banned or censored in schools, libraries, and book stores. Violence or Negativity: Books with content that include violence are often banned or censored. Some books have also been deemed too negative or depressing and have been banned or censored as well.

Who Banned To Kill a Mockingbird?

‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Other Books Banned From California Schools Over Racism Concerns. Schools in Burbank will no longer be able to teach a handful of classic novels, including Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, following concerns raised by parents over racism.

What 5 books did California ban?

The challenged books include Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, Theodore Taylor’s The Cay, and Mildred Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. [Editor’s note: John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men was subsequently added to this list and has also been removed from reading lists.]

Why was James and the Giant Peach banned?

In 1986, a WI town banned this book because religious groups thought a scene featuring a spider licking her lips could be taken in two ways, including sexual.

Why is Banned Book Week important?

Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign promoted by the American Library Association and Amnesty International, that celebrates the freedom to read, draws attention to banned and challenged books, and highlights persecuted individuals.

What books are currently banned in the US?

Examples of “banned” books

• Brave New World.
• Of Mice and Men.
• To Kill a Mockingbird.
• The Catcher in the Rye.
• The Harry Potter series.
• Fun Home.
• Dr. Seuss books.

What are five books that have been censored?

Banned & Challenged Classics

• The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
• The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger.
• The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck.
• To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.
• The Color Purple, by Alice Walker.
• Ulysses, by James Joyce.
• Beloved, by Toni Morrison.
• The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding.

When was TKAM banned?

1966