Thread: MobileRead September 2015 Book Club Nominations
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Old 08-21-2015, 01:19 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Dazrin View Post
This is another category I am not sad to see disappear for 2016. In looking at my books for the last few years the titles I have read that have been banned/excluded somewhere at sometime include: The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the Harry Potter series, the Hunger Games series, Anne of Green Gables, Ender's Game, etc. No real surprises.

I don't have any nominations yet but here are some links that may help others find things that are interesting too:
100 Most Frequently Banned Books - Lists for 1990-1999 and 2000-2009
Banned and Challenged Classics
Goodreads lists of banned books
Wikipedia list of books banned by governments
Most surprising banned books
Banned "children's" books

This title made me laugh: The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler

At this point, I am leaning towards nominating Winnie the Pooh but I need to look a bit more.
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things by Carolyn Mackler was banned for sexual content and profanity by Carroll County Maryland superintendent Charles I. Ecker. If you want to nominate it, I'll second it, as it has some pretty good ratings at Amazon and Goodreads.
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