Banned Books "Who Am I?"

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Books have been banned or challenged by governments, libraries, schools, and churches because of political, religious, moral, or legal reasons. But intellectual freedom means that each person has the right to decide what they want to read, watch, or listen to (within the limits of the law). No person, organization, or government should be permitted to make those decisions for them.

Let's have some fun and learn a little about some books that have been banned. Some of them may surprise you!

Can you guess..."Who Am I?"

Before we begin, you might wonder...where are books banned or challenged?

I was removed from the school libraries, challenged and banned because I contain "excess vulgar language, sexual scenes, things concerning moral issues, excessive violence, and anything dealing with the occult." Who am I? *

The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger

Rabbit, Run, by John Updike

The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushdie

I have been banned for "homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and being unsuited to age group" Who am I? *

The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant by Jean de Brunhoff

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson

Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak

I was banned in Italy and Yugoslavia, and I was burned in Nazi bonfires because I was "too radical" and my author had socialist leanings. Who am I? *

Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

The Call of the Wild, by Jack London

The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair

I was challenged and restricted for featuring a gay marriage and LGBTQIA+ content; for being “a deliberate attempt to indoctrinate young children” with the potential to cause confusion, curiosity, and gender dysphoria; and for conflicting with a religious viewpoint. Who am I? *

And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson

George by Alex Gino

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack

I was banned and challenged for sexual references, profanity, violence, gambling, and underage drinking, and for my religious viewpoint. Who am I? *

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings

I have been called "filthy", "offensive", and "indecent." I have also been challenged because I "take the Lord's name in vain." Who am I? *

Beloved, by Toni Morrison

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov

As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner

I have been banned because of my political viewpoint, racism, and violence. Who am I? *

ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle

Bone (series), by Jeff Smith

Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz

Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey

I was burned in Drake, ND. and banned in several states because of my "explicit sexual scenes, violence, and obscene language." Who am I? *

Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut

Sons and Lovers, by D.H. Lawrence

The Awakening, by Kate Chopin

Lady Chatterley's Lover, by D.H. Lawrence

I have been challenged for offensive language, religious viewpoint, violence as well as being sexually explicit and "unsuited to age group". Who am I? *

The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier

Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers

We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier

Taming the Star Runner, by S.E. Hinton

I have been challenged because I contain “profanity” and “adult themes such as sexual intercourse, rape, and incest.” The complainants also contend that my use of racial slurs promotes “racial hatred, racial division, racial separation, and promotes white supremacy.” Who am I? *

Ulysses, by James Joyce

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

I have been challenged because I am anti-family, promote the occult/Satanism, an anti-religious viewpoint, and violence.” Who am I? *

Bless Me Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya

Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling

The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman

Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson

I have been challenged because I promote homosexuality and am "sexually explicit and unsuited to age group." Who am I? *

Gossip Girls (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky

It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health, by Robie H. Harris

What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones

I have been challenged and banned for many reasons, including my characters "showed contempt for religion, marriage, and family", and I contain adult themes including sexuality, drugs, suicide. Who am I? *

Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison

Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

Big Hard Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction

I have been challenged for promoting colonialism and being "politically and morally offensive." Who am I? *

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant, by Jean de Brunhoff

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

I have been challenged and vandalized for LGBTQIA+ content and political viewpoints, for concerns that I am “designed to pollute the morals of its readers,” and for not including a content warning" Who am I? *

A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss

Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino

Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman

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