Jackson Creek Middle School
Banned Books Mock Challenge
Resources
-
Challenged and Banned Books from the American Library Association. Provides a discussion of
why books are banned or challenged, along with lists of the most frequently challenged authors and titles.
- The Students'
Right to Read from the National Council of Teachers of English. Includes examples of the
reasons behind book challenges, a discussion of a student's right to read, the threat of
censorship to education, and a sample form that could be used in a challenge situation.
- Censorship: Don't Let
It Become an Issue in Your Schools from the National Council of Teachers of English. The sections
on forms of censorship, formal complaints and how to handle them, and factors to be considered in selecting
materials may be of particular interest.
- NOW: The Controversy over Children's Literature. This
PBS news show dealt with censorship of children's literature using examples from the work of Maurice Sendak, author
of Where the Wild Things Are. Also lists some reasons why books are challenged.
- Forbidden Library: Banned and Challenged Books. Search this
list of banned and challenged books by author or title. The site's author says "The details listed below are
excerpts taken from the Banned Books Resource Guide by the American Library Association, and Ready Reference
Censorship, Copyright 1997, Salem Press (ed. Lawrence Amey et al.). In some cases, my own pithy comments have
been added."
- Illinois Library Association - download the PDF files of the
past four years' lists of challenged/banned books, including reasons why they were challenged.
Last updated: 10/15/06
Jennifer Perry, Library Student Teacher
Jackson Creek Middle School
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