Violence

One of the top reasons books get banned or challenged is due to violence. This violence could be familial, spousal, verbal or even include violent thoughts. Here are a few examples of books that have been banned due to violence:

**Title:** The Giver **Author:** Lois Lowry **Publication Year:** 1993 **What type of violence:** Suicide, Infanticide, and Euthanasia

 According to the ALA, //The Giver// was the 23rd most challenged book from 2000-2009. In the years 1990-1999 it was the 11th most challenged book.

**Links:**  American Library Association. (2010, April 6). Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009. Retrieved May 4, 2011 from @http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade/2000_2009/index.cfm This link shows the ALA's top 100 banned books of the decade according to the number of challenges a book recieves. The information is gathered by the ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom.

 American Library Association. (2010, April 6). Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 1990-1999. Retrieved May 8, 2011 from @http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade/1990_1999/index.cfm This link shows the ALA's top 100 banned books of the decade according to the number of challenges a book recieves. The information is gathered by the ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom.

 Baldassarro, R.W. (2001, March 20). //Banned Books Awareness: The Giver by Lois Lowry//. Retrieved on May 4, 2011 from @http://world.edu/content/banned-books-awareness-giver-lois-lowry/ This link is a banned books blog maintained by an American poet and Columnist.

 Titus, R. (2010, August 17). The Giver. //Banned Books Week//. Retrieved May 4, 2011 from @http://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/books/giver.asp Created by Marshall University librarian Ron Titus, the website celebrates Banned Book Week by looking at banned and challenged books.

**Other Reasons for being banned:** sexually explicit, occult

 **Title:** Lord of the Flies **Author:** William Golding **Publication Year:** 1954 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**What type of violence:** Violent behavior by children

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-left: 0.5in;"> According to the ALA, //Lord of the Flies// was the 68th most challenged book from 1990-1999.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Links:** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> American Library Association. (2010, April 6). Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century. Retrieved May 6, 2011 from [] This link shows the ALA's top 100 banned books of the decade according to the number of challenges a book recieves. The information is gathered by the ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">ClassKC.org. (2005). //Creating Awareness of Education Standards//. Retrieved May 10, 2011 from @http://classkc.org/review.php?book=Lord_of_the_Flies This website is a pro-banning and challenging website created by parents of children who attend school in the Blue Valley School District of Overland Park, Kansas. The website breaks down each book and provides textual examples of why they believe they book should be banned.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Other Reasons for being banned:** offensive language, racism

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Title:** Julie of the Wolves <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Author:** Jean Craighead George <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Publication Year:** 1954 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**What type of violence:** Violent behavior by children

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-left: 0.5in;"> According to the ALA, //Julie of the Wolves// was the 68th most challenged book from 1990-1999.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Links:** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> American Library Association. (2010, April 6). Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009. Retrieved May 6, 2011 from <span class="wiki_link_ext">[] This link shows the ALA's top 100 banned books of the decade according to the number of challenges a book recieves. The information is gathered by the ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Titus, R. (2010, August 17). Julie of the Wolves. //Banned Books Week//. Retrieved May 4, 2011 from @http://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/books/julie.asp Created by Marshall University librarian Ron Titus, the website celebrates Banned Book Week by looking at banned and challenged books.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Other Reasons for being banned:** offensive language, racism