Science Fiction and Fantasy (Our Freedom to Read)

Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Brave New World (1932)......Page 16
Fahrenheit 451 (1953)......Page 22
Witches, Witches, Witches (1958) and Other Books on Witchcraft......Page 28
James and the Giant Peach (1961)......Page 38
A Wrinkle in Time (1962)......Page 44
In the Night Kitchen (1970)......Page 50
The Stupids Books (1974-1989)......Page 54
Curses, Hexes and Spells (1974)......Page 58
Cujo (1981)......Page 62
A Light in the Attic (1981)......Page 70
The Witches (1983)......Page 76
The Scary Stories Books (1981-1991)......Page 82
The Goosebumps Books (1992-1997)......Page 90
The Giver (1993)......Page 96
His Dark Materials Trilogy (1995-2000)......Page 102
The Harry Potter Books (1997-2007)......Page 108
Blood and Chocolate (1997)......Page 118
The Captain Underpants Books (1997-  )......Page 124
Appendix 1: The ALA's "100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000"......Page 130
Appendix 2: The ALA's "10 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2006"......Page 134
Appendix 3: The ALA's "10 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2007"......Page 136
Appendix 4: Web Sites on Book Censorship and Challenges......Page 138
Appendix 5: Banned Books Week......Page 140
Index......Page 142