About Banned and Challenged Books from the American Library Association. Provides a discussion of why books are banned or challenged..
Banned Book Week: Brief History from Yahoo News. This timeline looks at when Banned Book Week began in 1982 until today.
The Students' Right to Read from the National Council of Teachers of English. Includes examples of the reasons behind book challenges, a discussion of a student's right to read, the threat of censorship to education, and a sample form that could be used in a challenge situation.
Banned Books Online from Online Books Page. List of books that have been challenged and banned around the world. Links to some online copies of the books are also available.
Kid's Right to Read Project from the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression and the National Coalition Against Censorship. List of books and the reasons why they were challenged or banned.
Banned Books Week: By the Numbers from Yahoo News. This article gives statistical numbers regarding "Banned Book Week" and book banning.
ABFFE's Banned and Challenged Book List from the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. A list of books that have been banned or challenged and why.
Censorship: Don't Let It Become an Issue in Your Schools from the National Council of Teachers of English. The sections on forms of censorship, formal complaints and how to handle them, and factors to be considered in selecting materials may be of particular interest.
NOW: The Controversy over Children's Literature. This PBS news show dealt with censorship of children's literature using examples from the work of Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are. Also lists some reasons why books are challenged.
Brochure: Books Challenged or Banned from the Illinois Library Association. Download the PDF files of the past four years' lists of challenged/banned books, including reasons why they were challenged.
Judy Blume Talks Censorship. Articles written by Judy Blume and about Judy Blume and her role against censorship.
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