Banned Books Answer

10/18/2021

A. The Baker Middle School in Corpus Christi, Texas banned Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl because parents said that the book was pornographic.

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B. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl was challenged in Wise County, Virginia because parents were concerned that Anne’s criticisms of her mother would undermined adult authority.

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C. The Culpeper County, Virginia school system banned the The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition because parents complained about the sexual content and homosexual themes.

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D. Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp, the United States military prison in Cuba which currently houses fewer than 40 detainees, has banned Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl for unspecified reasons.

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E. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl was challenged by four members of the Alabama State Textbook Committee because the book was “a real downer.”

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