Recently Challenged and Banned Books

1. Scary Stories, by Alvin Schwartz
2. Daddy's Roommate, by Michael Willhoite
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou

1. Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling
2. Alice Series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
3. The Chocolate War, Robert Cormier

Banned for a time in China for it's portrayal of anthropomorphized animals acting on the same level of complexity of humans.

Temporarily banned in California for it's unflattering portrayal of the area in the state that the book took place in.

Banned in Nazi Germany for it's insulting of the Wehrmacht.

Banned from print by Allies during wartime for it's critical view on the U.S.S.R. Still banned in North Korea, Cuba, and China.

Banned in Lebanon for it's favorable portrayal of Jews.

Oliver Twist was challenged because of it's satanic like portrayal of a Jewish character. The book was not banned, although Dickens did rewrite the story with many alterations to the Jewish character.

Banned in Ireland for undisclosed reasons, but assumed to be because of its views and portrayals of Irish Republicanism.

Banned in the People's Republic of China for it's portrayal on Marxism. The ban was lifted after Seuss had passed away.