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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) Lewis Carroll. Children's Novel/Adventure. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was banned in the province of Hunan, China by the KMT 's government, beginning in 1931, due to its portrayal of anthropomorphized animals which act with the same level of complexity as human beings.
The outlet praised the audiobook's production, though, claiming, "The use of multiple voices textures the story and increases the entertainment value." Further, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl book has a 3.6/5 rating on Goodreads and 4/5 rating on the Barnes & Noble website.
Ban This Book is a 2017 children's novel by Alan Gratz. Inspired by a viral Internet story from the mid-2010s, it tells of an African-American North Carolina girl student's fight against book censorship. Published in 2017 to positive reviews, it became the subject of its own May 2024 ban in a Florida school district.
Alex Gino, left, wrote George (Melissa's Story) — No. 1 on the Top 10 Most Challenged Books list for three years running. (Author photo: Blake C. Aarens)
Sold is currently banned in at least 11 school districts across six states, according to data compiled by the free speech group PEN America, and overall, it’s tied as the sixth-most-banned book ...
According to a report by PEN America, from 2021 to 2022, more than 1,600 books were banned in school districts across the nation. The impact on children, the educational system, and culture will ...
Crank. (novel) Crank is a novel by Ellen Hopkins published in 2004. It is based loosely on the real life addictions of the author's daughter to crystal meth. [1] The book is required reading in "many high schools, as well as many drug and drug court programs." [2]
978-1-433-82854-6. Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice is a children's book by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins and Ann Hazzard; illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin; and published March 1, 2018 by Magination Press. The book follows two families as they discuss a racialized police shooting in their community.