7. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini, 2003
Many parents and schools have cited challenged based on “homosexuality,” “offensive language,” “religious viewpoint,” and sexually explicit content.
8. The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
In 1852, many were morally outraged by the plot of Hawthorne’s novel. And 140 years later, the book is still being banned because it is “sinful” and “conflicts with community values.” Parents in one school district called the book “pornographic and obscene” in 1977.
The former Editorial Director for both eSchool News and eCampus News, and was formerly the Managing Editor of eCampus News. Before working at eSchool Media, Meris worked as an assistant editor for The World and I, an online curriculum publication. She graduated from Kenyon College in 2006 with a BA in English, and enjoys spending way too much time either reading or cooking.
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