Banned Books Research Project
Why was your book banned?
Top 10 Frequently Challenged Book List : This resource gives you a list of the top 10 most frequently challenged books, by decade, with a brief reason about why they were banned.
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If your book is considered a classic...
Use the following databases to find literary criticisms about your novel:
Click on the MackinVIA icon to the right to access the databases below from home. Just select Mt Hebron as your location and log-in with your username and password that you use to access Canvas, GAFE, the computers at school, etc.
Click on the MackinVIA icon to the right to access the databases below from home. Just select Mt Hebron as your location and log-in with your username and password that you use to access Canvas, GAFE, the computers at school, etc.
-Search for your novel by typing the title in the search bar
-Then click on "Critical Essays" or "Academic Journals" to find literary criticisms.
-Then click on "Critical Essays" or "Academic Journals" to find literary criticisms.
-Search for your novel by typing the title in the search bar
Books from the Media Center: Use the books that Ms. Richter pulled from the library! There is a lot of good information about classic novels that were banned.
If your book is newer and/or you are having trouble finding literary criticisms...
http://goo.gl/Zb6i5d : This source provides a great overview of book banning, including its history
http://goo.gl/MkvkyA : This is a primary source document of the American Library Association's "Bill of Rights"
http://goo.gl/hsGwCS : This is a primary source document of the American Library Association's "The Freedom to Read"
Opposing Viewpoints
Use this scholarly search engine to find more specific information about your book...
-Type the title of your book in the search bar, in quotation marks, followed by the word "banned." Example: "Looking for Alaska" banned
Click here to access more scholarly search engines
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