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Banned Books
From Harriet the Spy to The Catcher in the Rye
What is a Banned Book?
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Updated February 28, 2017 | Infoplease Staff
From Harriet the Spy to The Catcher in the Rye
by Borgna Brunner

"Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear." —Judy Blume
Many people think that book banning is something that only happened in the past. But every year, hundreds of attempts to ban books are made! Probably the most famous books banned in recent years are the Harry Potter and Twilight series. The reason given for censoring the phenomenally popular and seemingly harmless novels was that they promoted "unchristian magic." What is a Banned Book? A banned book is one that has been censored by an authority—a government, a library, or a school system. A book that has been banned is actually removed from a library or school system. Why Are Books Banned?