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• The Girl

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

  An Indian History of the American West

  Brown, Dee Alexander

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  Though not often challenged, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee was banned from a Wisconsin public school district in 1974. The administrator who banned the book supposedly said, “If there’s a possibility that something might be controversial, then why…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• March

  Book One

  Lewis, John, 1940-2020

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  Arkansas native, and March illustrator, Nate Powell addressed censorship by sharing that an Indiana middle school librarian opted not to stock March in her library for fear that she would lose her job. Powell wrote, “Comics are the most democratic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

  Angelou, Maya

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  According to the American Library Association, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was banned and/or challenged due to discussions of sexual assault that the author experienced as a young girl. The book was also seen as being “anti-white,” leading to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Old Blue Tilley

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• Cameo Rose

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• Johnny May Grows Up

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• The Adventures of Johnny May

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• Cheater and Flitter Dick

  a Novel

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• Spud Tackett and the Angel of Doom

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• The Murder of Hound Dog Bates

  a Novel

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• Toby and Johnny Joe

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• Toby Alone

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• For Love of Jody

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• The Ugliest Boy

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• Three Buckets of Daylight

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• To the Tune of a Hickory Stick

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• The Saving of P. S.

  Branscum, Robbie

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  The Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on author Robbie Branscum notes that her books were often subjected to challenges due to their features of “blunt, homespun language and occasional swear word[s].”

• Summer of My German Soldier

  Greene, Bette, 1934-

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  Summer of My German Soldier is one of the most banned or challenged books of 2000-2009 according to the American Library Association, coming in at number 55.