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Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds, Fifth Edition
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  • Authored by: Dawn Sova
  • From the Series: Banned Books
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  • ISBN-10: 9798887257594
  • ISBN-13: 979-8-88725-759-4
  • Status: In Stock
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  • Imprint: Facts On File
  • Published: 09/01/2024
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  • Reading Level: Grades 6-12
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Summary

Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds, Fifth Edition discusses the many works that have been banned over the centuries because they offended or merely ignored official truths; challenged widely held assumptions; or contained ideas or language unacceptable to a state, religious institution, or private moral watchdog.

This new edition adds updates on prominent books banned and challenged in recent years, including Beloved, Brave New WorldThe Sun Also Rises, and even the American Heritage Dictionary.

Entries include:

  • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
  • Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
  • As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
  • Beloved (Toni Morrison)
  • The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
  • Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
  • Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
  • The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
  • Howl and Other Poems (Allen Ginsberg)
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
  • The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
  • Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
  • and more.

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