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ProCon's editors write and verify new content and update existing content. ProCon presents the pro and con arguments to debatable issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, freely accessible way.HistoryBook bansbook challenges[22][27][28][31][40][53]profanityHarry PotterThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnTo Kill a Mockingbird[1][24][65][66]Banned books[30][41][42][53][54][55][57][64]book bansCaliforniaColoradoIllinoisMarylandMinnesotaNew JerseyVermontWashington[56][58]Education DepartmentU.S. Defense DepartmentTo Kill a MockingbirdThe Kite RunnerDEIcritical race theoryPete HegsethU.S. Naval AcademyI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings[59][60][61][63][36]Read More.Read More.Read More.Read More.Read More.Read More.(Go to Con Arguments)[4][62][16][17][18][27][55][19][17][19][20]Protocols of the Elders of Zion[18](Go to Pro Arguments)[6]William Brennan[21][8]Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark TwainThe Great GatsbyF. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the RyeThe Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper LeeThe Color PurpleAlice WalkerBelovedToni MorrisonTheir Eyes Were Watching GodZora Neale Hurston[9][9]J.K. RowlingHarry Potter series[11][12][13]Muslim[14]Neil Gaiman[15]CaliforniaKing James Bible[46]New York CityThe Merchant of VeniceOliver Twist[47]MichiganSlaughterhouse-FiveFirstFourteenth AmendmentsSir GalahadâsHoly GrailHitlerâsMein KampfJohn MiltonJohn DonneRobin HoodShakespeareShylockConstitution[46][47]OhioCatch-22Catâs CradleU.S. Court of Appeals[46][48]New YorkSlaughterhouse-Five[43][46][47]First AmendmentUnited States District CourtTennesseeUnited States Court of Appeals[46][51]KansasU.S. District Court[44][46]TexasFirst Amendment[46][47][52]Harry Potter and the Sorcererâs StoneArkansasHarry PotterFirst Amendment[45][46][47]MarylandFirst AmendmentU.S. Court of Appeals[49][50][67]ala.orgala.orgala.orgala.orgHarry PotterJ.K. RowlingSherman AlexieI Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMaya AngelouJohn GreenThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark TwainOf Mice and MenJohn SteinbeckOf Mice and MenJohn SteinbeckI Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMaya AngelouJudy BlumeHis Dark MaterialsPhilip PullmanThe Catcher in the RyeJ.D. SalingerThe Bluest EyeToni MorrisonLois LowryWalter Dean MyersThe Kite RunnerKhaled HosseiniThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark TwainGoosebumpsR.L. StineThe Bluest EyeToni MorrisonTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper LeeJudy BlumeThe Color PurpleAlice WalkerThe Color PurpleAlice WalkerMadonnaJean M. AuelThe Catcher in the RyeJ.D. SalingerMaurice SendakTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper LeeRoald DahlMadeleine LâEngleLois LowryMaurice SendakBelovedToni MorrisonBrave New WorldAldous HuxleyOf Mice and MenJohn SteinbeckMargaret AtwoodJudy BlumeAngie ThomasAlison BechdelRudolfo A. AnayaThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark TwainThe Bluest EyeToni MorrisonTim OâBrienWalter Dean MyersBrave New WorldAldous HuxleyMargaret AtwoodThe OutsidersS.E. HintonTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper LeeMarjane SatrapiJudy BlumeFlowers for AlgernonJudy BlumeBelovedToni MorrisonBelovedToni MorrisonKurt VonnegutGoosebumpsR.L. StineHarry PotterJ.K. RowlingStephen KingOne Flew Over the Cuckooâs NestKen KeseyThe Catcher in the RyeJ.D. SalingerRoald DahlThe Kite RunnerKhaled HosseiniThe Color PurpleAlice WalkerShel SilversteinThe Holy BibleAmerican PsychoBret Easton EllisBrave New WorldAldous HuxleyAnne RiceAlan MooreJudy BlumeLois LowryAnne Frank: Diary of a Young GirlAnne FrankRudolfo A. AnayaTim OâBrienKurt VonnegutJohn GrishamLord of the FliesWilliam GoldingNative SonRichard WrightFahrenheit 451Ray BradburyIsabel AllendeSong of SolomonToni MorrisonIsabel AllendeLolitaVladimir NabokovWalter Dean MyersJohn IrvingRudolfo A. Anaya1984George OrwellA Clockwork OrangeAnthony BurgessStephen KingRichard WrightStephen KingThe AwakeningKate ChopinThe Adventures of Tom SawyerMark TwainSong of SolomonToni MorrisonWalter Dean MyersHoward SternJudy BlumeMargaret AtwoodI Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMaya AngelouJudy BlumeMadeleine LâEngleGoosebumpsR.L. StineStephen KingGrendelJohn GardnerS.E. HintonIsabel AllendeJudy Blumetake our quick surveyTop 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024State of Americaâs Libraries11 Banned Books through Timeproâbook ban argumentsenatorsrepresentatives
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