Attack of the Vampire Weenies by David Lubar
We're talking short stories with bite that kill little kids in this episode that will make you believe mimes can be vampires.
Read MoreWe're talking short stories with bite that kill little kids in this episode that will make you believe mimes can be vampires.
Read MoreBeing ten is so hard, especially when you have to make lists about all the things you hate. Plus there's the cocaine addiction. Maybe?
#75 on the Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009
1986 - California - Roosevelt Elementary School's principal in Tulare removed the book but returned it later with the word "shit" whited out
1991 - Kansas - Challenged as offensive in Wichita public schools, it was retained.
1992 - Wisconsin - For profanity and references to underage drinking the book was removed but later returned to Stevens Point Area School elementary recommended reading list.
1998 - South Carolina - Because of "Lowry's use of a vulgarity for human waste, as well as the use of a slang term for sex," the book was removed from the Cayce-West Columbia School District's Congaree Elementary School library.
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ALA. "Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009." Retrieved on 17 Aug 01 from http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/top-100-bannedchallenged-books-2000-2009
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. ALA. 2014.
Lowry, Lois. Anastasia Krupnik. Yearling, 1979.
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"Dances and Dames." Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
A brat becomes an average kid with a strange family with this week's book.
#52 on Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009
1983 - Kansas - Challenged at Lowell Elementary School in Salina for the language "God," "damn," and "hell"
1985 - Minnesota - Challenged at Orchard Lake Elementary School in Burnsville because "the book took the Lord's name in vain" and had "over forty instances of profanity
1988 - Colorado - Challenged at the Jefferson County schools because "Gilly's friends lie and steal, and there are no repercussions. Christians are portrayed as being dumb and stupid."
1991 - Connecticut - Pulled but later restored at four Cheshire elementary school for being "filled with profanity, blasphemy and obscenities, and gutter language."
1992 - Texas - Challenged at Alamo Heights School District for language such as "hell" and "damn"
1993 - Kansas - Challenged at the Walnut Elementary School in Emporia by parents for graphic violence and language
1997 - Nevada - Challenged yet retained for explicit language in the Lander County School District
ALA. "Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009." Retrieved January 9, 2018 from http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/top-100-bannedchallenged-books-2000-2009
Doyle, Robert P. "Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read." American Library Association, 2014.
"Katherine's Biography." Katherine Paterson's Website. AuthorsOnTheWeb; 2016. Retrieved on December 23, 2017 from http://katherinepaterson.com/biography/
Paterson, Katherine. "The Great Gilly Hopkins." Avon Books, 1978.
A group of boys trash a house and nearly kill a girl, and that's just in the first few paragraphs. Book was banned for alcohol, violence, and sexual content.
#41 on 100 most frequently challenged books: 1990–1999
#30 on Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009
1994 - California - Pulled from school libraries in Stockton after parents complained it glorified alcoholism and violence, contains a violent rape scene, and profanity
1998 - Ontario, Canada - Complaint from a parent in Simcoe County for violence
2000
Florida - Removed from Carver Middle School library in Leesburg after parents complained about content and language
Texas - Restricted in Arlington middle and high schools for parental permission for violence
2001 - Pennsylvania - Challenged in Tamaqua Area School District for not being age appropriate.
2003 - Kansas - Removed from a Baldwin ninth grade class by the superintendent because "it was clear to him it wasn't fit for his own daughter or granddaughter" after complaints of profanity and sexual content.
2005 - New Jersey - Challenged and retained at Cherry Hill Public Library's young adult section by a parent claiming the book was unfit for the age group with "deplorable" content.
We All Fall Down the Center of Controversy in Arlington School Libraries - American Libraries
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. 2014.
We All Fall Down By Robert Cormier - Freedom to Read Canada
Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009 - ALA
100 most frequently challenged books: 1990–1999 - ALA
We All Fall Down (Robert Cormier novel) - Wikipedia
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier - Google Books
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"Dances and Dames"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Spoiler alerts all around, Sam is totally dead at the end in the juvenile but ultimately compelling book set during the American Revolution!
1984 - Georgia - Challenged at the Gwinnett County school libraries because of language; an abridged version without profanities was substituted
1989 - Ohio - Removed from fifth grade New Richmond classes for language and did not represent "acceptable ethical standards" for the age
1991 - South Carolina - Challenged in Greenville County Schools for using the name of God and Jesus in a "vane and profane manner along with inappropriate sexual reference."
1993 - Kansas - Challenged at Walnut Elementary School in Emporia for profanity and violence
1994
California - Removed from the fifth grade at the Bryant Ranch Elementary School in Palcentia-Yorba Linda Unified School district because "the book is not g-rated. Offensive language is offensive language. Graphic violence is graphic violence, no matter what the context."
Pennsylvania - Challenged but retained at the Palmyra schools for language and violence
1996
California - Retained at the Antioch elementary school libraries after a parent complained about profanity and violence
Colorado - Challenged in the Jefferson County Public Schools in Lakewood for profanity, references to rape, drinking, and battlefield violence
1998 - Virginia - Challenged at the McSwain Elementary School in Stauton for language and Tucker-Capps Elementary School in Hampton for language and violence
2000 - Illinois - Challenged in the fifth grade Oak Brook Butler District 53 curriculum because of violence and language
2009 - Georgia - Regained in Muscogee County elementary school libraries after parental concerns about profanity
#27 Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. 2014.
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Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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We go into combat with this view of the Vietnam Conflict/War/Murder Forest through the eyes of a young man dealing with stuff.
#36 100 most frequently challenged books: 1990–1999
#11 Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009
1990 - Ohio - Challenged for language at Bluffton schools
1992 - Georgia - Jackson County High School restricted the book because of language and sensitive material
1994 - Pennsylvania - Challenged at West Chester schools
1995 - Ohio - A parent complained about sexually explicit language and it was removed from Middleburg Heights
1997 - Ohio - Challenged but retained at Lakewood High School after a parent's complaint of violence and language
1999
California - Removed from Lafton Unified School District for violence and profanity
Michigan - Removed from required reading from Livonia public schools for language
2000 - Texas - Challenged but retained at Arlington school district's junior high libraries after parent's complaint as unsuitable for age group
2002 - Mississippi - Banned from George County schools for profanity
2003
Virginia - Challenged in Fairfax school libraries by a group called Parents Against Bad Books in Schools for "profanity and descriptions of drug abuse, sexually explicit conduct and torture"
Indiana - Banned at Franklin Central High School in Indianapolis for profanity
2005 - Kansas - Removed from Blue Valley School District high school curriculum in Overland Park.
2006 - Illinois - Arlington Height's Northwest Suburban High School District was removed after a school board member elected for her promises of Christian values raised the controversy based on excerpts from eight books she had read on the Internet
2007 - Indiana - Challenged at Coeur d'Alene School District after parents said the book should require parental permission
2008 - North Carolina - Challenged at Chinquapin Elementary School in Duplin County for language, racial epithets, and homophobia
2013 - Ohio - Challenged at Danbury Middle School in Toledo for language and descriptions of combat
Banned Books Week: Fallen Angels By Walter Dean Myers
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. 2014.
Encyclopedia of World Biography - Walter Dean Myers Biography
Marshall University - Banned Books - Fallen Angels
New York Public Library - Banned Books Week: A Book List
Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009
100 most frequently challenged books: 1990–1999
Walter Dean Myers on Fallen Angels
Walter Dean Myers Talks Book-Banning, Writing for Troubled Kids
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Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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A young boy makes a new friend and is drawn deeper into an evil world of Satanism and the occult, learning sometimes sacrifices must be made.
1986 - Nebraska - Challenged in Lincoln schools as 6th grade recommended reading because of inclusion of “profanity,” including the phrases “Oh Lord” and “Lord” as expletive.
1990 - Burlington, Connecticut: Challenged as suitable curriculum material because it contains “language and subject matter that set bad examples and give students negative views of life.”
1992
Apple Valley, California: Challenged in Unified School District because of “vulgar language.”
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Challenged in school district because of “profanity and references to witchcraft.”
Cleburne, Texas: Challenged because of “profane language.” School board voted to retain book in libraries, but not to include it as required reading.
1993
Oskaloosa, Kansas: Challenge led to new policy requiring teachers to examine all required material for profanities, list each profanity and note number of times it is used in book, and forward list to parents, who must then give written permission for children to read material.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Challenged because of “offensive language.”
1995 - Medway, Maine: Challenged because book uses “swear words.”
1996 - Pulaski Township, Pennsylvania: Removed from 5th grade classrooms of New Brighton Area School District due to “profanity, disrespect for adults, and an elaborate fantasy world” that “might lead to confusion.”
2002 - Cromwell, Connecticut: Challenged in Cromwell middle schools (along with another Newbery Award-winning book, The Witch of Blackbird Pond and the Harry Potter books in general) because they are “satanic [and] a danger to our children.” Argues that the “witchcraft” supposedly displayed in the books equates with the religion of Wicca, and because Wicca is an organized religion, it violates the First Amendment concept against the establishment of religion by the government.
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. 2014
University of Minnesota, Dr. Roggenkamp;
Banned Books Awareness “Bridge to Terabithia”;
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"Dances and Dames"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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The tale of men of simple pleasures and simple times meeting on hard ways. Also being frozen.
1953 - Banned in Ireland
1974 - Indiana - Banned in Syracuse
1977
Pennsylvania - Banned in Oil City
South Carolina - Challenged in Greenville by the Fourth Province of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
1979 - Michigan - Challenged but retained in Grand Blanc schools after being called "vulgar and blasphemous"
1980
New York - Challenged in Vernon-Verona-Sherill School District
Ohio - Challenged in Continental
1981 - Arizona - Challenged in Saint David
1982 - Indiana - Challenged in Tell City for "profanity and using God's name in vain"
1983 - Alabama - Banned from classroom use at Scottsboro Skyline HIgh School for profanity
1984 - Tennessee - The Knoxville School Board chairman vowed to have "filthy books" removed from Knoxville's public schools and picked this book as the first target for it's profanity
1987 - Kentucky - Reinstated at the Christian County school libraries and English classes after being challenged for being vulgar and offensive
1988
Illinois - Challenged at the Wheaton-Warrenville Middle school
Michigan - Challenged at the Barrien Springs High School for profanity
West Virginia - Challenged in the Marion County schools
1989
Alabama - Removed from the Northside High School in Tuscaloosa because the book blasphemed
Arkansas - Removed from the White Chapel High School in Pine Bluff after objections from language
Tennessee
Challenged as a summer youth program reading assignment in Chattanooga because 'Steinbeck's known to have an anti-business attitude" as well as "being very questionable about his patriotism"
Challenged in Shelby County schools for offensive language
1990
Kansas - Challenged but retained in Salina tenth-grade English class for profanity and taking "the Lord's name in vain"
Texas - Challenged in the Riviera schools for profanity
1991
California - Challenged by a Fresno parent for profanity and racial slurs but retained and the child given an alternate assignment
Florida - Removed and later returned to the Suwannee High School library for being indecent
Pennsylvania - Challenged as curriculum material at the Ringgold High School in Carroll Township because the novel contained racial slurs
Tennessee - Challenged at the Jacksboro High School because the novel contains blasphemous language, excessive cursing, and sexual overtones
Virginia - Challenged as required reading in the Buckingham County schools for profanity
1992
Alabama - A coalition of community members and clergy in Mobile requested local school officials form a special textbook screening committee. This book was the first target for profanity and "morbid and depressing themes"
California - Challenged at Modesto High school for offensive and racist language
Florida - Challenged in the Duval County public school libraries for profanity, lurid passages about sex, statements defamatory to minorities, God, women, and the disabled.
Iowa - Challenged at the Waterloo schools
Louisiana - Challenged at the Oak Hill High School in Alexandria for profanity
Ohio - Temporarily removed from Hamilton High School after a parent complained about its vulgarity and racial slurs
1993 - Arizona - Challenged at Mingus Union High School because of "profane language, moral statement, treatment of the retarded, and the violent ending"
1994
Georgia - Challenged at the Loganville High School for language
Tennessee - Pulled from a classroom by Putnam County superintendent for language and later reinstated
1995
Georgia - Challenged at the Stephen County Highs School library in Toccoa Falls for language
Kansas - Challenged at Galena school library for language and social implications
Minnesota - Retained at Bemidji schools after challenges to the book's questionable langauge
Virginia - Challenged but retained in Warm Springs High School
1997
Florida - Removed, restored, restricted and eventually retained at the Bay County school in Panama City. A citizen group, 100 Black United, Inc, requested the novel's removal and "any other inadmissible literary books that have racial slurs in them, such as using of the word 'n****r.'"
Illinois - Banned from Washington Junior High School in Peru for being age inappropriate.
Minnesota - Challenged but retained at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in St. Cloud after a parent complained of racist language lead to racist behavior and harrassment
Ohio - Challenged but retained in the Louisville high school English class for profanity
1998
Arizona - Challenged but retained in teh Bryan t school library because a parent complained the book "takes God's name in vain fifteen time and uses Jesus's name lightly."
California - Challenged in O'Hara Park Middle School in Oakley for racial epithets
Wisconsin - Challenged at the Barron School District
1999
Pennsylvania - Challenged but retained at West Middlesex High School despite objections to profanity
Wisconsin - Challenged at the Tomah School District for violence and language
2002
Michigan - Challenged in Grandville for racism, profanity and foul language
Mississippi - Banned from George County schools for profanity
2003 - Illinois - Challenged at Normal Community High School "racial slurs, profanity, violence, and does not represent traditional values." Steinbeck's The Pearl was offered as an alternative, but the family also rejected.
2006 - Pennsylvania - Retained in the Greencastle-Antrim 10th grade English classes after a complaint was filed for "racial slurs" and profanity.
2007
Iowa - Challenged at the Newton High School for profanity and portrayal of Jesus Christ.
Kansas - parent challenge in Olathe calling it "worthless, profanity-riddled" and "derogatory towards African Americans, women, and the developmentally disabled."
2014
Minnesota - Challenged but retained in the Brainerd School District despite complaints from two parents who objected to "Jesus Christ" as a curse word, the use of racial slurs for African Americans, and the term "Japs." They argued the book undermined the values of respect they were trying to teach.
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. 2014.
Guardian, Marshall University Library
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"Dances and Dames"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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In a world where everything is the same, one boy gets his mind hole blown open when he meets The Giver.
1994 - California - Four parents complained violent and sexual passages were inappropriate at Bonita United School District in La Verne and San Dimas and the book was temporarily banned
1995 - Montana - Because of infanticide and euthanasia, students at Columbia Falls require parental permission
1996 - Ohio - Challenged at Lakota High School in Cincinnati
1999
Florida - Challenged but retained at Lake Butler public middle school after a parent complained of infanticide and sexual awakening discussed in the book.
Ohio - Challened at the Troy Intermediate School in Avon Lake after a patron objected to the "mature themes" of suicide, sexuality, and euthanasia
2003 - Missouri - Challenged in Blue Sprints after parents called the book "lewd" and "twisted" and "pleaded for it to be tossed out of the district." After a review by two committees and a recommended retention the controversy continued.
2006 - Kansas - Challenged but retained at the Seaman Unified School district 345 elementary school library.
2007 - California - Two parents in Mt Diablo School District in Concord complained of the descriptions of adolescent pill-popping, suicide, and lethal injections given to babies and the elderly.
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. 2014
The Giver Banned - Slate.com
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"Dances and Dames"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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