the practice of burning books is very emotional to me since I have a degree in library science. I'm not sure I could make it through a book burning .

Although many of these books were banned for valid reasons, it is important to realize that they are still a part of history. Instead of Banning them completely maybe they should be stored in a restricted section of the library. After an explanation of why a book was banned or questioned, patrons should be allowed to read the book in the library, or borrow it for a limited period of time.

It is interesting to note that many of these books were on required reading lists not so many years ago.

The adventures of huckleberry Finn and the adventures of Tom Sawyer

Both of these were banned from schools because they contain too much racially charged language

Little black sambo

Banned because of racial references

In the night kitchen

this children's book was banned because Mickey the main character loses his pajamas during a fall in his kitchen, claiming nudity

the diary of Anne Frank

banned from library shelves because it is Sexually offensive and
too depressing

The Lorax

Makes references that forestry and the logging industry our criminal in nature

Alice's adventures in wonderland new

Shows animals and people on the same level, in reality animals cannot speak

Little house in the big woods

contains racial references

little house on the prairie

Considered derogatory to native Americans

My friend flicka

removed from optional reading lists due to the use of the word bitch referring to a female dog, and the use of the word damn

The grapes of wrath

banned and burned because of the of the vulgar language used by its characters

the Bible

Removed from shelves because some phrases were too graphic or in delicate

Brave new world

Because it's centered around negative activity it was removed from shelves

Canterbury tales

Removed from shelves because of explicit sexual references and the use of four letter words, like anyone could really understand the original English

Catcher in the rye

Removed from shelves because of its anti Christian nature , profanity, the vulgarity, disrespect and referenced suicide

After a review it was reinstated on the shelves

Gone with the wind

References to be N word

To kill a mockingbird

this book was banned from shelves because it conflicted with the values of the community

twelfth night

Remove from shelves because it has the effect of encouraging or supporting homosexuality as a positive lifestyle alternative

uncle Tom's cabin

this book was banned because of the use of the N. word

Where's Waldo?

This book was banned because one of the drawings has a tiny image of a woman lying on a beach wearing a bikini bottom but no top

Fahrenheit 451

The book was banned because of too many hells and damns, besides the subject of the book refers to book burning and censorship