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Banned books

A sample of books that have been banned

The Hunger Games

Reasons: religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Reasons: anti-family, cultural insensitivity, drugs/alcohol/smoking, gambling, offensive language, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group, violence.

Looking for Alaska

Challenged for a sexually explicit scene that may lead a student to "sexual experimentation"

Persepolis

Reasons: gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint.

Olive's Ocean

Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit.

Go Ask Alice

Reason: drugs.

The Golden Compass

Reason: religious viewpoint.

The Subtle Knife

Reasons: political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, violence.

The Amber Spyglass

Reasons: political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, violence.

Paper Towns

Reasons: language, sexually explicit, misogynistic.

Stargirl

YA FICTION SPINELLI