Title: Books That Have Been Banned in Schools
Headings: 10 books that have been banned in schools
10 books that have been banned in schools
Talia Lakritz
The "Harry Potter" book series was recently removed from a school library in Nashville, Tennessee.
The "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling
Fans pick up their new copies of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in 2007.
"To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain
"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
"Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
"The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger
"The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
Author Alice Walker and Robert Allen look at a copy of "The Color Purple" at screening of the film adaptation of the book in 1986.
"Animal Farm" by George Orwell
"Animal Farm."
"Looking for Alaska" by John Green
John Green reads a passage from "Looking for Alaska" in a vlog.
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Like "To Kill A Mockingbird," the book's language and depiction of African Americans has been controversial in schools. Bans on the book date back to one year after it was published, when it was called "trash and suitable only for the slums" in 1885. "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
"Of Mice and Men." Amazon
"Of Mice and Men" was banned from use in classrooms at Skyline High School in Scottsboro, Alabama, in 1983 and in George County, Mississippi schools in 2002 because of the book's "profanity." "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
"Thirteen Reasons Why." Ross D. Franklin/AP
The book "Thirteen Reasons Why" was the most challenged book in schools in 2017 because its plot revolves around suicide. The book was published in 2007 but has regained popularity due to the Netflix series based on it. The graphic content in the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" has also raised concerns among teachers. "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
Author Angie Thomas signs copies of "The Hate U Give." Rogelio V. Solis/AP
While "The Hate U Give" wasn't technically banned in Katy, Texas, the school district's superintendent removed it from the district's libraries while it was under review after a parent complained about the book's profanity.