Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park

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Mick Harte Was Here
By Barbara Park

A young lady talks about her dead brother and we talk about death and FUN. It's pretty dark.

Banned 

1998 - South Carolina - Challenged but retained at Liberty Middle School Library in Seneca after a grandmother complained.

2004 - North Dakota - Challenged, but retained at the Centennial Elementary School library in Fargo after parents complained to school officials that the book contains themes and language inappropriate for elementary students.

Held at Cabell County Public Library

Sources

Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging our freedom to read. 2014.

Marshall University 

Bismark Tribune

"Dances and Dames"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

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The Lovely Bones
By Alice Sebold

A little girl dies, her family falls apart, and the death of a great comedian.

Banned

#74 on Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009

2007 - Connecticut - Challenged at the Coleytown Middle School library in Westport. Superintendent noted the book was for mature readers but said that some middle school students may be mature enough

2008 - Massachusetts - moved to the faculty section of John W. McDevitt Middle School library because the content was too frightening for students

2016 - Illinois - Parents and residents wished it be removed from Lemont High School due to sexual content. 

"Dances and Dames"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/