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People have been banning books since 387 B.C. Today, in all 50 states, individuals and groups alike continue to attempt to restrict our freedom of access to written works they deem objectionable.

We here at HarperCollins Children's Books are committed to discussing and defending issues surrounding the First Amendment to the Constitution. This site was set up to promote Banned Books Week 1995 (September 21-28), and will remain as a permanent resource for those who want information about censorship.

Favorite HarperCollins titles
that have been challenged

    Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

    Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack by M. E. Kerr

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

    The Bridge to Terabithia and
    The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

    Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones
    by Alvin Schwartz

    In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak

    The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

    Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

    Dragonwings by Laurence Yep

What are the Top Ten Silly Reasons to ban
a HarperCollins Children's Book?



For more information regarding censorship and/or Banned Books Week please contact the following:
    American Booksellers Association Foundation for Free Expression
    (check out their Banned Books Week Page!)
    (914) 631-7800

    American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom
    (312) 280-4223

    National Coalition Against Censorship
    (212) 807-6222
    E-mail: ncac@netcom.com



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