To locate lists of banned books contact the American Library Association
50 E. Huron St.
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From another person's Usenet posting, several years ago:

    The thirty most-often banned books in America, as listed by Playboy
    magazine in January.  Books are listed in order of frequency of
    censorship, with the most-banned first, the least-banned last.
 
 The Dirty Thirty
 The following is a list of the most-often banned books in American schools
and libraries.  Taken from the January 1984 issue of "Playboy" magazine.
 
 The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
 Go Ask Alice (author unknown)
 Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
 The  Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
 Lord of the Flies by William Golding
 Forever by Judy Blume
 Our Bodies, Ourselves by the Boston Women's Health Collective
 My Darling, My Hamburger by Paul Zindel
 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
 Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown
 Slaughterhouse-five or, The Children's Crusade by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
 The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks
 Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
 The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
 A Separate Peace by John Knowles
 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
 Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
 Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Ann Frank
 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
 Deliverance by James Dickey
 The Good Earth by Pearl Buck
 A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich by Alice Childress
 The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
 A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
 It's OK if You Don't Love Me by Norma Klein
 

Yet another listing:

THE BASTARD, by John Jakes. 
	Removed from Montour (Pennsylvania) High School library, 1976.

BLOODLINE, by Sidney Sheldon. 
	Challenged in 	Abingdon, Virginia, 1980;
			Elizabethton, Tennessee, 1981.

BRAVE NEW WORLD, by Aldous Huxley. 
	Removed from classroom, Miller, Missouri, 1980. 
	Challenged frequently throughout the U.S.

CARRIE, by Stephen King. 
Considered "trash" that is especially harmful for "younger girls." 
	Challenged by Clark High School library, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1975. 
	Placed on special closed shelf in Union High School library, Vergennes,
	Vermont, 1978.

THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, by J.D. Salinger. 
Considered "dangerous" because of vulgarity, occultism, violence and sexual
content.  
	Banned in Freeport High School, DeFuniak Springs, Florida, 1985.
	Removed from 
		Issaquah, Washington, optional high school reading list, 1978;
		required reading list, Middleville, Michingan, 1979.; 
		Jackson-Milton school libraries, North Jackson, Ohio, 1980; 
		Anniston, Alabama, high school libraries, 1982. 
	Challenged by Libby (Montana) High School, 1983.

CATCH-22, by Joseph Heller. 
Considered "dangerous" because of objectionable language. 
	Banned in Strongsville, Ohio, 1972 (overturned in 1976). 
	Challenged by Dallas, Texas, Independent School District high school 
		      libraries, 1974,
		      Snoqualmie, Washington, 1979.

THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR, by Jean M. Auel. 
Challenged by numerous public libraries.

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, by Anthony Burgess. 
"Objectionable" language.  
	Removed from 
		Westport, Rhode Island, high school classrooms, 1977; 
		Aurora, Colorado, high school classrooms, 1976; 
		Anniston, Alabama, high school libraries, 1982.

THE COLOR PURPLE, by Alice Walker. 
Considered inappropriate because of its "troubling ideas about race relations,
man's relationship to God, African history and human sexuality."
	Challenged by Oakland, California, high school honors class, 1984; 
	rejected for purchase by Hayward, California, school trustees.

THE CRUCIBLE, by Arthur Miller. 
Considered dangerous because it contains "sick words from the mouths of
demon-possessed people." 
	Challenged by Cumberland Valley High School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 
	1982.

CUJO, by Stephen King. 
Profanity and strong sexual content cited as reasons for opposition. 
	Banned by Washington County, Alabama, Board of Education, 1985; 
	challenged by Rankin County, Mississippi, School District, 1984;
	removed from Bradford, New York, school library, 1985; 
	rejected for purchase by Hayward, California, school trustees, 1985.

DEATH OF A SALESMAN, by Arthur Miller. 
Cited for profanity.  
	Banned by Spring Valley Community High School, French Lick, Indiana, 
		  1981; 
	challenged by Dallas, Texas, Independent School District high school 
		   libraries, 1974.

THE DEVIL'S ALTERNATE, by Frederick Forsyth. 
	Removed by Evergreen School District, Vancouver, Washington, 1983.

THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, by Anne Frank. 
Objections to sexually offensive passages. 
	Challenged by Wise County, Virginia, 1982; 
		      Alabama State Book Committee, 1983.

EAST OF EDEN, by John Steinbeck. 
Considered "ungodly and obscene." 
	Removed from Anniston,  Alabama, high school libraries, 1982; 
				Morris, Manitoba, school libraries, 1982.

A FAREWELL TO ARMS, by Ernest Hemingway. 
Labeled as a "sex novel." 
	Challenged by Dallas, Texas, Independent School District high school 
		libraries, 1974;
		Vernon-Verona-Sherill, New York, School District, 1980.

FIRESTARTER, by Stephen King. 
Cited for "graphic descriptions of sexual acts, vulgar language and violence." 
	Challenged by Campbell County, Wyoming, school system, 1983-1984.

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON, by Daniel Keyes. 
Explicit, distasteful love scenes cited among reasons for opposition. 
	Banned by Plant City, Florida, 1976;
		  Emporium, Pennsylvania, 1977; 
		  Glen Rose (Arkansas) High School library, 1981.
	Challenged by   Oberlin (Ohio) High School, 1983; 
			Glenrock (Wyoming) High School, 1984.

FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC, by V.C. Andrews. 
Considered "dangerous" because it contains "offensive passages concerning
incest and sexual intercourse." 
	Challenged by Richmond (Rhode Island) High School, 1983.

FOREVER, by Judy Blume. 
Detractors cite its "four-letter words and [talk] about masturbation, birth
control and disobedience to parents." 
	Challenged by Midvalley Junior-Senior High School library, Scranton, 
		      Pennsylvania, 1982; 
		      Orlando, Florida, schools, 1982; 
		      Akron, Ohio, School District libraries, 1983; 
		      Howard-Suamico (Wisconsin) High School, 1983; 
		      Holdredge, Nebraska, Public Library, 1984; 
		      Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Public Library, 1984; 
		      Patrick County, Virginia, School Board, 1986; 
		      Park Hill (Missouri) South Junior High School library, 
				1982.

THE GRAPES OF WRATH, by John Steinbeck. 
Considered "dangerous" because of obscene language and the unfavorable
depiction of a former minister. 
	Banned in Kanawha, Iowa, 1980; Morris, Manitoba, 1982. 
	Challenged by Vernon-Verona-Sherill, New York, School District, 1980; 
		      Richford, Vermonth, 1991.(?)

HARRIET THE SPY, by Louise Fitzhugh. 
Considered "dangerous" because it "teaches children to lie, spy, back-talk 
and curse." 
		Challenged by Xenia, Ohio, school libraries, 1983.

HUCKLEBERRY FINN, by Mark Twain. 
Considered "dangerous" because of objectionable language and "racist" terms 
and content.  
		Challenged by Winnetka, Illinois, 1976; 
			      Warrington, Pennsylvania, 1981; 
			      Davenport, Iowa, 1981; 
			      Fairfax County, Virginia, 1982; 
			      Houston, Texas, 1982; 
			      State College, Pennsylvania, area school district
				 1983; 
			      Springfield, Illinois, 1983
			      Waukegan, Illinois, 1984.

I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, by Maya Angelou. 
Considered "dangerous" because it preaches "bitterness and hatred against
whites." 
		Challenged by Alabama State Textbook Committee, 1983.

GGIE'S HOUSE, by Judy Blume.
		Challenged by Caspar, Wyoming, school libraries, 1984.

IT'S OKAY IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME, by Norma Klein. 
Considered "dangerous" because it portrays "sex as the only thing on your
people's minds." 
	Banned in Haywood County, California, 1981.  
	Removed by Widefield (Colorado) High School, 1983; 
		   Vancouver, Washington, School District, 1984.

THE LIVING BIBLE, by William C. Bower. 
Considered "dangerous" because it is "a perverted commentary on the King James
Version." 
	Burned in Gastonia, North Carolina, 1986.

LORD OF THE FLIES, by William Golding. 
Considered "demoralizing inasmuch as it implies that man is little more than
an animal." 
	Challenged by Dallas, Texas, Independent School District high school 
		      libraries, 1974; 
		      Sully Buttes (South Dakota) High School, 1981; 
		      Owen (North Carolina) High School, 1981; 
		      Marana (Arizona) High School, 1983; 
		      Olney, Texas, Independent School District, 1984.

LOVE IS ONE OF THE CHOICES, by Norma Klein. 
	Removed from Evergreen School District, Vancouver, Washington, 1983.

THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, by Ray Bradbury. 
Profanity and the use of God's name in vain sparked opposition to this novel. 
	Challenged by Haines City (Florida) High School, 1982.

MATARESE CIRCLE, by Robert Ludlum. 
"Unnecessarily rough language and sexual descriptions" caused opposition to
this novel.  
	Restricted (to students with parental consent) by Pierce (Nebraska) 
	           High School, 1983.

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, by William Shakespeare. 
Objections to purported anti-Semitism. 
	Banned by Midland, Michigan, classrooms, 1980.

NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR, by George Orwell. Objections to pro- Communist material
and explicit sexual matter. 
	Challenged by Jackson County, Florida, 1981.

OF MICE AND MEN, by John Steinbeck.  
Considered "dangerous" because of its profanity and "vulgar language." 
	Banned in Syracuse, Indiana, 1974;
		  Oil City, Pennsylvania, 1977; 
		  Grand Blanc, Michigan, 1979; 
		  Continental, Ohio, 1980l 
		  Skyline High School, 	Scottsboro, Alabama, 1983.  
	Challenged by Greenville, South Carolina, 1977; 
		      Vernon-Verona- Sherill, New York, School District, 1980;
		      St. David, Arizona, 1981; 
		      Telly City, Indiana, 1982;
                      Knoxville, Tennessee, School Board, 1984.

ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF IVAN DENISOVICH, by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
Objectionable language. 
	Removed by Milton (New Hampshire) High School library, 1976. 
	Challenged by Mahwah, New Jersey, 1976; 
		      Omak, Washington, 1979; 
		      Mohawk Trail Regional High School, Buckland, Mass, 1981.

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, by Ken Kesey. 
	Removed from required reading list by Westport, Massachusetts, 1977. 
	Banned by Freemont High School, St. Anthony, Idaho. (Instructor was
			fired.)
	Challenged by Merrimack (New Hampshire) High School, 1982.

ORDINARY PEOPLE, bu Judith Guest. 
Called "obscene" and "depressing." 
	Banned (temporarily) by Merrimack (New Hampshire) High School, 1982.

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS SHEILA THE GREAT, by Judy Blume. 
	Challenged by Caspar, Whyoming, school libraries, 1984.

THE PIGMAN, by Paul Zindel. 
Considered "dangerous" because it features "liars, cheaters and stealers." 
	Challenged by Hillsboro, Missouri, School District, 1985.

THE RED PONY, by John Steinbeck. 
Called a "filthy, trashy sex novel."
	Challenged by Vernon-Verona-Sherill, New York, School District, 1980.

THE SEDUCTION OF PETER S., by Lawrence Sanders. 
Called "blatantly graphic, pornographic and wholly unacceptable for a high
school library." 
	Burned by Stroudsburg (Pennsylvania) High School library, 1985.

A SEPARATE PEACE, by John Knowles. 
Detractors cite offensive language and sex as dangerous elements in this novel.
	 Challenged by Vernon-Verona-Sherill, New York, School District, 1980;
		     Fannett-Metal High School, Shippensburg, Pa, 1985.

THE SHINING, by Stephen King. 
Considered dangerous because it "contains violence and demonic possession and
ridicules the Christian religion."
	Challenged by Campbell County, Wyoming, school system, 1983. 
	Banned by Washington County, Alabama, Board of Education, 1985.

SILAS MARNER, by George Eliot. 
	Banned by Union High School, Anaheim, California, 1978.

SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 
Considered "dangerous" because of violent, irreverent, profane and sexually
explicit content. 
	Burned in Drake, North Carolina, 1973; 
		  Rochester, Michigan, 1972; 
		  Levittown, New York, 1975; 
		  North Jackson, Ohio, 1979; 
		  Lakeland, Florida, 1982. 
	Barred from purchase by Washington Park High School, Racine, Wi, 1984. 
	Challenged by Owensboro (Kentucky) High School library, 1985.

SUPERFUDGE, by Judy Blume. Disapproval based on "profane, immoral and
offensive" content. 
	Challenged by Caspar, Wyoming, school libraries, 1984;
		      Bozeman, Montana, school libraries, 1985.

THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW, by S.E. Hinton. 
Objections to "graphic language, subject matter, immoral tone and lack of
literary quality." 
	Challenged by Pagosa Springs, Colorado, 1983.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, by Harper Lee. 
Considered "dangerous" because of profanity and undermining of race relations.
	Challenged (temporaily banned) in Eden Valley, Minnesota, 1977;
		   Vernon-Verona-Sherill, New York, School District, 1980; 
		   Warren, Indiana, township schools, 1981; 
		   Waukegan, Illinois, School District, 1984; 
		   Kansas City, Missouri, junior high schools, 1985; 
		   Park Hill (Missouri) Junior High School, 1985. 
	Protested by black parents and NAACP in Casa Grande (Arizona)
		   Elementary School District, 1985.

ULYSSES, by James Joyce.  
"Given its long history of censorship, ULYSSES has rarely been selected for
high school libraries." -- Judith Krug, director, Office for Intellectual
Freedom, American Library Association, 1986.

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, by Harriet B. Stowe. 
Use of the word nigger caused opposition. 
	Challenged by Waukegan, Illinois, School District, 1984.

WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS, by Shel Silverstein. 
Considered by opponents to undermine parental, school and religious authority.
	Pulled from shelves for review by Minot, North Dakota, public school 
		libraries, 1986. 
	Challenged by Xenia, Ohio, school libraries, 1983..

Sources for all of the above information: American Library Association
RESOURCE BOOK FOR BANNED BOOK WEEK 1986 and the NEWSLETTER ON INTELLECTUAL
FREEDOM, published by the Office for Intellectual Freedom. Complete
documentation is available from the American Library Association.


(the starred one's have been banned at some point):
 
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee *
Animal Farm, George Orwell *
1984, George Orwell *
Brave New World, Aldous Huxley *
Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes
Farenheit 451, Ray Bradbury * (not sure if has been banned, probably has)




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THE 1993 PROJECT CENSORED YEARBOOK: THE NEWS THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE
NEWS - AND WHY by Carl Jensen.  Shelburne Press, P.O. Box 2468,
Chapel Hill, NC  27515.  Illustrated, index, chronology, resource
guide.  248 pp., $12.95 paper.  0-882680-00-6  The book may be
ordered electronically.  From America Online at VPOrders, from
Internet at vporders@aol.com, from Compuserve at 70524,3216.  When
ordering electronically, please include credit card number
(Mastercard or VISA) and a street address.

                             REVIEW

     Jensen is the Ralph Nader of the media.  A professor of
Communications Studies at Sonoma State University in California, he
and his 40 news watchdogs (collectively called "Project Censored")
observe and criticize news organizations, and annually publish the
top 25 stories that they believe were not given the prominence they
deserved.  The stories were initially reported in small-circulation
journals and newspapers, but were conspicuously missing from the
mainstream media.  On the lighter side, they also report the
relatively insignificant stories (labeled "junk food" news stories)
that were over-reported.
     In 1992, Jensen says in his just-published yearbook, 
environmental problems that were ignored outnumbered political
issues, even though it was an election year.  Election issues,
though, dominated the top ten censored stories.  There were 700
total nominations.
     Here are the top five censored stories:
     1.  The Great Media Sell-Out:  The Reagan/Bush administrations
gave media organizations "permission" to build monopolistic empires
while the media looked the other way when the administrations
committed crimes.
     2.  Corporate v. Street Crime:  The press played up "crime in
the streets" stories, while corporate violators got off free.
     3.  Censored Election Year Issues: Infidelities and family
values are focused on, instead of more substantial issues such as
Iran/contra (the involvement of both Bush and Clinton) and Dan
Quayle's Council on Competitiveness.
     4.  U.S. Arms Spending:  The U.S. is the world's largest arms
merchant and supplier.
     5.   Iraqgate:  Several disturbing facts about Iraqgate were
uncovered, but went unreported by the mainstream press.
     The top ten junk food stories include the Elvis stamp, Murphy
Brown's baby, and how the word "potato" is spelled.
     While the junk food nominations are entertaining, far more
serious are the implications of ignoring important issues, which,
as Hugh Downs says in his introduction, "delays justice and
undermines democracy."
     The yearbook contains discussions of the under and over-
reported stories, an update of past "censored" stories that finally
made the mainstream, a chronology of "censored" stories going back
to 605 B.C., and a resource directory of mainstream and alternative
news reporting organizations and publications.  Intriguing,
disturbing, and recommended.