Top 10 Controversial Children's Books
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Date: 2023-11-20
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Teardropangel30
for anyone who feels harry potter series is satanic you are wrong sorry too inform you
i have been reading them since i was 16 years old and i am now 30 years old and still read them.
I am a christian dont get me wrong. but the harry potter books are beyond magical. harry potter tackles death; friendship; ;love; Good/Evil etc etc etc.
Harry Potter helped me through the worst times in my life: when i was diagnosed with cancer at just 16 ( i found out on my birthday i had blood cancer) i think GOD brought harry potter too me too cope with my illness. and you should all know JK Rowling is a believer in GOD herself
the kind of witchcraft mentioned in the books are really not relate too the real witchcraft we know in the real world
and further more harry potter is a fantasy novel --- a novel that is just epic ally carries the minds into a fantasy to escape the reality of the world itself. harry potter helped me escape the terrible effects of cancer as well as depression and loneliness i was feeling. I thank GOD everyday for me alive and well and i also thank JK Rowling for bringing harry potter into my life when i needed it most. Harry Potter won his war and i won mine. You can say i never gave up on harry and he never gave up on me XD
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for anyone who feels harry potter series is satanic you are wrong sorry too inform you
i have been reading them since i was 16 years old and i am now 30 years old and still read them.
I am a christian dont get me wrong. but the harry potter books are beyond magical. harry potter tackles death; friendship; ;love; Good/Evil etc etc etc.
Harry Potter helped me through the worst times in my life: when i was diagnosed with cancer at just 16 ( i found out on my birthday i had blood cancer) i think GOD brought harry potter too me too cope with my illness. and you should all know JK Rowling is a believer in GOD herself
the kind of witchcraft mentioned in the books are really not relate too the real witchcraft we know in the real world
and further more harry potter is a fantasy novel --- a novel that is just epic ally carries the minds into a fantasy to escape the reality of the world itself. harry potter helped me escape the terrible effects of cancer as well as depression and loneliness i was feeling. I thank GOD everyday for me alive and well and i also thank JK Rowling for bringing harry potter into my life when i needed it most. Harry Potter won his war and i won mine. You can say i never gave up on harry and he never gave up on me XD
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Sam
I'll admit that I really just don't like To Kill a Mockingbird, but that's just because I found it hard to read and found the main character annoying. But it has a good message overall that I can't deny. My parents, with my father being a pastor, were wary of Harry Potter at first, but after watching the first film years ago (after at least the second had come out, but I think before the third or fourth; can't automatically remember, but I started reading the books in second grade, so my best guess is just before then) they realized it really wasn't promoting witchcraft, and since Order of the Phoenix, we've watched all the other films, including both Fantastic Beasts films, in theaters, with the five main members of my family seeing them up to Deathly HallowsPart I, and then it just being me and my parents for the next three. I feel like there are times where a line should be drawn with some books, but some of these are attempting to provide a good message, and it's strange that so many want to ban them or challenge them or even burn them without fully understanding them.
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I'll admit that I really just don't like To Kill a Mockingbird, but that's just because I found it hard to read and found the main character annoying. But it has a good message overall that I can't deny. My parents, with my father being a pastor, were wary of Harry Potter at first, but after watching the first film years ago (after at least the second had come out, but I think before the third or fourth; can't automatically remember, but I started reading the books in second grade, so my best guess is just before then) they realized it really wasn't promoting witchcraft, and since Order of the Phoenix, we've watched all the other films, including both Fantastic Beasts films, in theaters, with the five main members of my family seeing them up to Deathly HallowsPart I, and then it just being me and my parents for the next three. I feel like there are times where a line should be drawn with some books, but some of these are attempting to provide a good message, and it's strange that so many want to ban them or challenge them or even burn them without fully understanding them.
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Janine
A perfect topic for me!
10. Never read it. The Butter Battle was mentioned in Seussical The Musical & that scene in the play confused me. It makes sense now though.
9. Never read it. A remake of this movie recently came out & I still need to see it.
8. Havent read this in a long time. Must read it again.
7. I hated this book. It gave me so many nightmares.
6. Saddest book & saddest movie ever!
5, I never knew this was banned. Interesting!
4. I loved her books. I was not a particularly huge fan of this book or Forever because of the content though.
3. I read this book in 9th grade. I thought the message behind it was powerful.
2. I never read Huck Finn. I did read Tom Sawyer though.
1. Huge HP fan here! I disagree with the reasons for why it was banned.
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A perfect topic for me!
10. Never read it. The Butter Battle was mentioned in Seussical The Musical & that scene in the play confused me. It makes sense now though.
9. Never read it. A remake of this movie recently came out & I still need to see it.
8. Havent read this in a long time. Must read it again.
7. I hated this book. It gave me so many nightmares.
6. Saddest book & saddest movie ever!
5, I never knew this was banned. Interesting!
4. I loved her books. I was not a particularly huge fan of this book or Forever because of the content though.
3. I read this book in 9th grade. I thought the message behind it was powerful.
2. I never read Huck Finn. I did read Tom Sawyer though.
1. Huge HP fan here! I disagree with the reasons for why it was banned.
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SleepyClocks
Okay. inhales sooooo schools banned Harry potter. In my school we're allowed to read Stephen king but not Harry potter. And yes some children's books are sometimes dark and uncomfortable to read. But these books teach good morals and fill a child's mind with imagination. I mean I grew up with some of these books, and they taught me a lot. And these books do sometimes touch on some harsh topics but how does are they supposed to understand. I mean I believe Dr suess was doing a good thing on writing the story. I mean this is just my opinion.
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Okay. inhales sooooo schools banned Harry potter. In my school we're allowed to read Stephen king but not Harry potter. And yes some children's books are sometimes dark and uncomfortable to read. But these books teach good morals and fill a child's mind with imagination. I mean I grew up with some of these books, and they taught me a lot. And these books do sometimes touch on some harsh topics but how does are they supposed to understand. I mean I believe Dr suess was doing a good thing on writing the story. I mean this is just my opinion.
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CrazyClara101
I cant stand books like To Kill a Mockingbird being banned. Its about learning about racism through the eyes of a child. I can understand other books that freely use the n word and have bad racism thats not challenged, but this is about learning history and what we have in common and what is different from then and today. Including Are you There God its Me Margret.
Not surprised that a Mississippi school banned the former book for being uncomfortable
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I cant stand books like To Kill a Mockingbird being banned. Its about learning about racism through the eyes of a child. I can understand other books that freely use the n word and have bad racism thats not challenged, but this is about learning history and what we have in common and what is different from then and today. Including Are you There God its Me Margret.
Not surprised that a Mississippi school banned the former book for being uncomfortable
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Bryant
Now a days children are way too sheltered exactly why sooo many teens commit suicide. Children need to be exposed to grief and hard situations and parents NEED to guide their children through it teach them how to handle their emotions not guard them from them. My sister was guarded from her emotions my mom caught trying to commit suicide. She was stopped and is now in counseling. Teach your children how to deal with grief teach them life isnt easy.
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Now a days children are way too sheltered exactly why sooo many teens commit suicide. Children need to be exposed to grief and hard situations and parents NEED to guide their children through it teach them how to handle their emotions not guard them from them. My sister was guarded from her emotions my mom caught trying to commit suicide. She was stopped and is now in counseling. Teach your children how to deal with grief teach them life isnt easy.
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SBW1229
Nobody has the right to tell you what books you can and cant read if you dont like a book or you find it offensive just dont read it dont ban it just because you dont agree with the message thats being portrayed in that book You cant have it both ways. If you banned one book because just one person had a problem with them, you have to ban all books I cant believe Im writing this but I actually liked what the fox reporter about history 7: 46
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Nobody has the right to tell you what books you can and cant read if you dont like a book or you find it offensive just dont read it dont ban it just because you dont agree with the message thats being portrayed in that book You cant have it both ways. If you banned one book because just one person had a problem with them, you have to ban all books I cant believe Im writing this but I actually liked what the fox reporter about history 7: 46
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Rabbitearsblog
I always loved reading banned books because I always wanted to know the reasons why these books were banned (although I think that some of the reasons these books were banned are ridiculous, especially regarding the Harry Potter books. Some other noteworthy banned books I like to mention are the Lorax, Scary Stories to tell in the Dark and the Snowy Day.
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I always loved reading banned books because I always wanted to know the reasons why these books were banned (although I think that some of the reasons these books were banned are ridiculous, especially regarding the Harry Potter books. Some other noteworthy banned books I like to mention are the Lorax, Scary Stories to tell in the Dark and the Snowy Day.
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Maytal
i think people are being 2 sensitive about everything. i think the overprotectiveness is even wrose than back then. it's like u can't say anything to it bcuz their too busy complaining about everything. bcuz their bored. i own to kill a mocking bird, ive read all the dr. suss books and my sister read harry potter. so what's the big deal about those books?
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i think people are being 2 sensitive about everything. i think the overprotectiveness is even wrose than back then. it's like u can't say anything to it bcuz their too busy complaining about everything. bcuz their bored. i own to kill a mocking bird, ive read all the dr. suss books and my sister read harry potter. so what's the big deal about those books?
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. Jazz. Unger
For my childhood, a controversial book was Limony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events. My parents were okay with it, but when I was visiting my grandparents and one of my uncles, they got mad and took my book from me because it was too depressing for me to read at my age. My dad got it back for me and told me not to read the book around them.
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For my childhood, a controversial book was Limony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events. My parents were okay with it, but when I was visiting my grandparents and one of my uncles, they got mad and took my book from me because it was too depressing for me to read at my age. My dad got it back for me and told me not to read the book around them.
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msmojo
So instead we should just give kids happy books only and so that they always expect everything to be great and always have someone to save them? I read some of these and loved them as a kid, I don't understand why witchcraft even matters that much either like just cause I read it doesn't mean I'm going to become a witch and eat little kids.
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So instead we should just give kids happy books only and so that they always expect everything to be great and always have someone to save them? I read some of these and loved them as a kid, I don't understand why witchcraft even matters that much either like just cause I read it doesn't mean I'm going to become a witch and eat little kids.
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PillowPanda
Pretty much what happens is the parents dont read the books and just hear about them from word of mouth and get a bad image in their head about what they dont really understand. I remember captain underpants was banned too (not in my school) I never read it but I knew it looked harmless. Just comic books.
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Pretty much what happens is the parents dont read the books and just hear about them from word of mouth and get a bad image in their head about what they dont really understand. I remember captain underpants was banned too (not in my school) I never read it but I knew it looked harmless. Just comic books.
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LovelyLies16
Most of these books I read as a kid either in school or my parents actually gave/recommended to me. I personally enjoyed all of them. And shouldn't kids learn about real world topics at some point in their lives? Sheltering them from the sad yet honest truth isn't good for them as they grow older.
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Most of these books I read as a kid either in school or my parents actually gave/recommended to me. I personally enjoyed all of them. And shouldn't kids learn about real world topics at some point in their lives? Sheltering them from the sad yet honest truth isn't good for them as they grow older.
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hbsupreme1
The irony about that one clip with the Fox News guy talking about histories uncomfortable and we shouldn't block ourselves from learning about it. That quote has spoiled with how the GOP is trying to ban anything dealing with racism and its racist past or lgbtq
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The irony about that one clip with the Fox News guy talking about histories uncomfortable and we shouldn't block ourselves from learning about it. That quote has spoiled with how the GOP is trying to ban anything dealing with racism and its racist past or lgbtq
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TwilitLugia
What I remember most about when I first read Bridge to Terabithia was how sudden Leslie's death was. There was no build up to it, and we found about it from Jess being told about it. It really caught me off guard, and stuck with me the rest of the book.
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What I remember most about when I first read Bridge to Terabithia was how sudden Leslie's death was. There was no build up to it, and we found about it from Jess being told about it. It really caught me off guard, and stuck with me the rest of the book.
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StephenMay
I didnt like The Giver I was forced to read it in Junior High. I just remember it being boring and uneventful. I also had to write report where I pointed out the stuff I did and didnt like. I got a low grade because of it. Was I expected to like it?
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I didnt like The Giver I was forced to read it in Junior High. I just remember it being boring and uneventful. I also had to write report where I pointed out the stuff I did and didnt like. I got a low grade because of it. Was I expected to like it?
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Artemis
Just got through reading The Giver. It has some shocking moments to it yes but do I think it should be banned from schools, no! There are moments that bothered me yes and I am in my late 30's. Books like that make you think
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Just got through reading The Giver. It has some shocking moments to it yes but do I think it should be banned from schools, no! There are moments that bothered me yes and I am in my late 30's. Books like that make you think
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Byakushisakura
Read most of the books on this list, none of them deserve to be censored. My favourite book is the giver, I read it in elementary school and still read it as an adult, the movie was really bad though.
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Read most of the books on this list, none of them deserve to be censored. My favourite book is the giver, I read it in elementary school and still read it as an adult, the movie was really bad though.
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Lumos
Adults in a nutshell
Excessive violence, nudity and objectification in mainstream media, adds and practically everything: meh
Children books that deal with dark and mature themes: going completely nuts
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Adults in a nutshell
Excessive violence, nudity and objectification in mainstream media, adds and practically everything: meh
Children books that deal with dark and mature themes: going completely nuts
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hweik
Harry Potter for promoting witchcraft? They should grow up. Might as well ban every book. This can be used for everything. Bear hunt: hunting bears. The very hungry caterpillar: obesity
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Harry Potter for promoting witchcraft? They should grow up. Might as well ban every book. This can be used for everything. Bear hunt: hunting bears. The very hungry caterpillar: obesity
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Sims
I am surprised the Br'er Rabbit and Uncle Remus stories didn't make it on here. I for one don't believe the controversy behind them, but I'm still surprised they weren't on here.
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I am surprised the Br'er Rabbit and Uncle Remus stories didn't make it on here. I for one don't believe the controversy behind them, but I'm still surprised they weren't on here.
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Erich
Everything can be controversial if you analyse it way to much. Pinky and the Brain could technically be also a show that teaches kids to become dictators in their adulthood.
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Everything can be controversial if you analyse it way to much. Pinky and the Brain could technically be also a show that teaches kids to become dictators in their adulthood.
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Galactic
And yet they forced us to read painfully trite books like Adam of the Road and The Catcher in the Rye. At least Lord of the Flies and 1984 were good required readings.
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And yet they forced us to read painfully trite books like Adam of the Road and The Catcher in the Rye. At least Lord of the Flies and 1984 were good required readings.
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Marcus
Could you do top 10 or top 20 classic childrens books? As in second through fourth grade or third through sixth. Or top 10 or 20 childrens books from the 20th century.
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Could you do top 10 or top 20 classic childrens books? As in second through fourth grade or third through sixth. Or top 10 or 20 childrens books from the 20th century.
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Nancy
When I was 12, I got it into my head to read Tropic of Cancer. My dad kind of looked askance at me but took the book out for me. I didnt make it through page 3.
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When I was 12, I got it into my head to read Tropic of Cancer. My dad kind of looked askance at me but took the book out for me. I didnt make it through page 3.
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h193013
I heard that the Golden Compass and A Series of Unfortunate Events caused some controversies
Also I think Alice in Wonderland is banned in some countries
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I heard that the Golden Compass and A Series of Unfortunate Events caused some controversies
Also I think Alice in Wonderland is banned in some countries
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Hunter
Why do you guys insist on putting Harry Potter at #1 on every book list? I've watched 3 videos in a row and #1 has been the Harry Potter series every time.
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Why do you guys insist on putting Harry Potter at #1 on every book list? I've watched 3 videos in a row and #1 has been the Harry Potter series every time.
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Withered
Why the hell would harry pooter be controverl if it had witchcraft (The harry potter one is so silly Im laughing and crying from laughing too much rn_
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Why the hell would harry pooter be controverl if it had witchcraft (The harry potter one is so silly Im laughing and crying from laughing too much rn_
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Maris
What about Flowers in the Attic series. Its a young adult book that features with one of the main plot points being incest how is that not controversial.
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What about Flowers in the Attic series. Its a young adult book that features with one of the main plot points being incest how is that not controversial.
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Jasmine
What about Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot by Dav Pilkey? One of the characters in that book was revealed to be GAY!
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What about Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot by Dav Pilkey? One of the characters in that book was revealed to be GAY!
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