Many books on the banned or challenged list are classics. I for one make sure that my kids read all of them before they graduate from high school. One of the great privileges of homeschooling is that I am able to expose my children to great literature! Those banned or challenged books include...
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Call of the Wild
The Catcher in the Rye
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Gone With the Wind
The Grapes of Wrath
The Great Gatsby
The Jungle
Moby Dick
The Red Badge of Courage
The Scarlet Letter
To Kill A Mockingbird
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Chocolate War
Of Mice and Men
The Giver
The Bridge to Terabithia
The Kite Runner
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Summer of My German Soldier
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
A Day No Pigs Would Die
A Wrinkle In Time
Julie of the Wolves
I am saddened by the lack of classic literature read in the public school systems today. It is sad that many of the great classics are overlooked for newer books that are thought to be more relevant and better. Not true! You haven't experienced a great book until you have read Jane Eyre and experienced the pages of Pride and Prejudice.
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