What is Banned Books Week?

This week in September recognizes books that have been challenged.

What are Books?

These are the materials that make up the bulk of libraries circulating items.

What is Captain Underpants?

This is a book challenged for obscenity because the title character is a grown man in his tighty whiteys.

What is the Thirteen Reasons Why?

This book was a top ten challenged book for several years after Netflix adapted it for TV and parents became concerned it glorified suicide.

What is Fifty Shades of Grey?

A popular trilogy of books that became an even more popular movie series, this book has been called an abusive fairy tale because of its bdsm themes.

What is September 22-28, 2019?

These are the dates of this year’s Banned Books Week.

What is an owl?

The is the animal mascot of the El Paso Public Library.

Who is Dr. Seuss?

This is a famous children’s author frequently challenged for making up words such as sneezles.

What is Twilight?

A popular movie saga whose books have been challenged for several reasons but most commonly challengers have cited religious beliefs because it has vampire characters.

What is the Handmaid’s Tale?

Renewed interest in this book due to its popular Hulu adaptation, this book has been challenged because of its anti-Christian overtones in the country of Gilead.

What is censorship?

This is the word that describes when books are removed from public circulation due to a group’s objection.

What is 12?

The El Paso Public Library has this many branches.

What is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

This is a Classic book challenged for obscene language because the boy is traveling with an African American man who is often referred to by the N word.

What is the Hunger Games?

Another popular movie series starring Jennifer Lawrence, this book was challenged for promoting violence against kids.

What is Fight Club?

A powerful movie starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, this book has been challenged because it promotes violence between men.

What is 1982?

This is the year that Banned Books Week was first launched.

What is the Library of Congress?

This library in Washington D. C. is the largest library in the world with 168 million items.

What is the Bridge to Terabithia?

This is a children’s chapter book challenged because it deals with death when the main character’s best friend drowns in the river.

What is the Perks of Being a Wallflower?

This book was also made into a movie starring Emma Watson and has been challenged due to profanity and sexual content.

What is Fahrenheit 451?

Not only a banned book itself, this book is about a future where the fire department tracks down books and burns them.

What is Censorship Leaves Us in the Dark?

This is the theme for this year’s Banned Books Week.

What is September?

This is the month when Banned Books Week happens but also Library Card Sign-Up Month.

What is George?

This is a book challenged for LGBTQ themes because the title character is a girl in a boy’s body.

What is the Catcher in the Rye?

A classic often taught in most High Schools, this book by J.D. Salinger was banned between 1960 and 1980 because it was considered communist propaganda.

What is Mein Kampf?

Written by Adolf Hitler, it is no wonder this book is often challenged, but even this book is protected against censorship.