Banned Books

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1. 1984

Book cover for "1984"
Star rating for 1984
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Notes:
TOP 100 MOST BANNED AND CHALLENGED BOOKS: 2010-2019
Description:
Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities. Written 75 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever... "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."...
Book cover for "The adventures of Captain Underpants"
Star rating for The adventures of Captain Underpants
Series:
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Notes:
TOP 10 MOST CHALLENGED BOOKS OF 2018, 2013, 2012, 2005, 2004, 2002
Description:
Fourth-grade class clowns George Beard and Harold Hutchins have created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school -- and now they're going to bring him to life! Meet Captain Underpants! His true identity is SO secret, even HE doesn't know who he is!
Book cover for "Brave new world"
Star rating for Brave new world
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Notes:
TOP 10 MOST CHALLENGED BOOKS LIST 2011, 2010
Description:
Huxley's classic prophetic novel describes the socialized horrors of a futuristic utopia devoid of individual freedom. First published 70 years ago, the classic, prophetic novel capturing the socialized horrors of a futuristic utopia remarkably explores the now-timely themes of cloning, individual creativity and freedom, and the role of science, technology, and drugs in humankind's future.
Book cover for "A clockwork orange"
Star rating for A clockwork orange
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Notes:
TOP 100 MOST BANNED AND CHALLENGED BOOKS: 2010-2019
Description:

A vicious fifteen-year-old droog is the central character of this 1963 classic. In Anthony Burgess's nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, who talks in a brutal invented slang that brilliantly renders his and his friends' social pathology. A Clockwork Orange is a frightening fable about good and evil, and the meaning of human freedom. And when the state undertakes

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Book cover for "Ender's game"
Star rating for Ender's game
Series:
Ender Wiggin volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Notes:
TOP 100 MOST BANNED AND CHALLENGED BOOKS: 2010-2019
Description:
Child hero Ender Wiggin must fight a desperate battle against a deadly alien race if mankind is to survive.