1. W What do these authors have in common? Salmon Rushdie George Orwell Judy BloomMark TwainErich Maria RemarqueRichard Wright Jack LondonBoris PasternakJ. D. SalingerSir Thomas Paine

2. George Orwell had his book “1984” challenged In 1981. This was in Jackson County in Florida. The county challenged the novel on the grounds that the book was "pro-communist and contained explicit sexual matter.“ Salmon Rushdie, had his book “The Satanic Verses” banned throughout several Islamic countries in the late 1980s. The publication of “The Satanic Verses” in September 1988 caused immediate controversy in the Islamic world. Judy Blume is one of the frequently challenged author with five of her books on the 100 Most Challenged Books list. Since it was first published in 1885, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain has been one of the most frequently challenged and banned books in America. The classic novel was #14 on the American Library Association's Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books Each one of the authors pictured has had a book challenged or banned in one or several countries.

4. Reprinted by permission from the American Library Association. WHAT IS BANNED BOOK WEEK? Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign that celebrates the freedom to read, draws attention to banned and challenged books, and highlights persecuted individuals.

5. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CHALLENGE OR BANNING? A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others.

6. WHY ARE BOOKS CHALLENGED ? The following were the top three reasons cited for challenging materials as reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom: Office of Intellectual Freedom: the material was considered to be "sexually explicit" the material contained "offensive language" the materials was "unsuited to any age group"

7. WHY SHOULD WE CARE? First Amendment, Censorship, and the Freedom to Read Freedom of speech is the concept of being able to speak freely without censorship. We are protected by the First Amendment of our Constitution (as part of our Bill of Rights). Intellectual freedom is the right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction. Our Intellectual Freedom is protected by our libraries as Library Bill of Rights

9. 2014 TOP TEN BANNED BOOKS 1) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie Reasons: anti-family, cultural insensitivity, drugs/alcohol/smoking, gambling, offensive language, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group, violence. Additional reasons: “depictions of bullying” 2) Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi Reasons: gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint. Additional reasons: “politically, racially, and socially offensive,” “graphic depictions” 3) And Tango Makes Three, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell Reasons: Anti-family, homosexuality, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: “promotes the homosexual agenda” 4) The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: “contains controversial issues” 5) It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris Reasons: Nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group. Additional reasons: “alleges it child pornography” 6) Saga, by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples Reasons: Anti-Family, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: 7) The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited to age group, violence 8) The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: “date rape and masturbation” 9) A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group 10) Drama, by Raina Telgemeier Reasons: sexually explicit (Out of 311 challenges as recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom)

11. Hmm…I wonder why librarians & English teachers make such a fuss about banned books? Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky: Challenged, but retained, at the Clarkstown, NY North High School (2011)

15. Harry’s Marauder’s Map has nothing on the map of challenged and banned books!map of challenged and banned books Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling: Challenged for dealing in “witchcraft, the occult, promoting violence, and being ‘scary’.”

16. Let’s Try to Figure Out Why Some Books Have Been Banned/Challenged …