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Book List for grades 9-12

1.	A: Title: To Kill A Mockingbird. B: Author: Harper Lee. C: Short Description: The story of a young white girl growing up in the South. She learns to deal with racial issues as her father, a lawyer, handles the case of an African American falsely accused of rape. D: Genre: Realistic Fiction. E: Questionable situations: Racial slurs. F: General Public’s opinion: Widely accepted. G. Censorship History: Challenged in Warren, Indiana Township schools (1981) for psychological damage and institutionalized racism. Several challenges by African Americans. H. Appropriate Developmental Age: Young adults, grades 7-12.

2.	A: Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. B: Author: Mark Twain. C: Short Description: Huckleberry Finn faces many challenging situations and learns many life lessons as he tries to help Jim, a runaway slave. D: Genre: Realistic Fiction E: Questionable situations: Racism, racial slurs. F: General Public’s opinion: Widely accepted. G: Censorship History:			H. Appropriate Developmental Age: Young adults, grades 7-12.

3.	A: Title: The Grapes of Wrath. B: Author: John Steinbeck. C. Short Description: A Depression era family from Oklahoma tries to escape the Dust Bowl by traveling to California to start a new life. D: Genre: Realistic Fiction. E: Questionable situations: religious views, profanity, inappropriate sexual references. F: General Public’s opinion: Widely accepted. G: Censorship History: Burned by East St. Louis, Ill. public library (1939), barred in Buffalo public library (1939). Challenged in Greenville, S.C. (1991) and Union City, Tn. (1993). H: Appropriate Developmental Age: Young adults, grades 9-12.

4.	A: Title: Gone With the Wind		B: Author: Margaret Mitchell. C: Short Description: A young southern belle attempts to deal with life during and after the Civil War. D: Genre: Realistic Fiction. E: Questionable situations: Uses the “N” word. F: General Public’s opinion: Widely accepted. G: Censorship History: Banned in Anaheim, California, (1978), challenged in Waukegan, Ill. (1984).		H. Appropriate Developmental Age: Young adults, grades 7-12.

5.	A: Title: The Great Gatsby. B: Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald. C: Short Description: A wealthy Prohibition era man whose source of income and life are a mystery, seeks to fulfill a long ago love. D: Genre: Realistic Fiction. E: Questionable situations: Language and sexual references. F: General Public’s opinion: Widely accepted. G: Censorship History: Baptist College in Charleston, S.C. (1987). H. Appropriate Developmental Age: Young Adults, grades 9-12.

6.	A: Title: 1984. B: Author: George Orwell. C: Short Description: A futuristic view of the world where the government controls almost every aspect of the lives of citizens. D: Genre: Science Fiction. E: Questionable situations: Pro-Communist, explicit sexual material. F: General Public’s opinion: Widely accepted. G: Censorship History: Challenged in Jackson County, Florida. H: Appropriate Developmental Age: Young Adults, grades 9-12.

7.	A: Title: Catch-22. B: Author: Joseph Heller	C: Short Description: World War II soldiers discover the irony of military policy. D: Genre: Realistic Fiction. E: Questionable situations: References to whores. F: General Public’s opinion: Widely accepted. G: Censorship History: Banned in Strongsville, Ohio (1972), overturned in 1976 U.S. district court ruling. H: Appropriate Developmental Age: Young adults, grades 9-12.

8.	A: Title: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest	B: Author: Ken Kesey. C: Short Description: Patients in a mental hospital try to cope with their situations and each other. D: Genre: Realistic Fiction. E: Questionable situations: Glorifies criminal activities, references to religious matters, explicit sexual scenes, violence, language. F: General Public’s opinion: Widely accepted. G: Censorship History: Burned in Drake, North Dakota (1973). Banned in Rochester, Michigan, appellate court upheld its use (1972). Challenged in Howell, Michigan (2007) due to strong sexual content. H: Appropriate Developmental Age: Young adults, grade 12.

9.	Title: Kaffir Boy. B. Author: Mark Mathabane. C: Short Description: Describes life for a young African boy growing up under apartheid in South Africa. D: Genre: Realistic Fiction. E: Questionable situations: Homosexuality, sexually explicit. F: General Public’s opinion: Widely accepted. G: Censorship History: H: Appropriate Developmental Age: Young adults, grades 9-12.

10.	Title: Native Son. B: Author: Richard Wright. C: Short Description: Describes the situations that led up to a murder committed by a young African American of a white woman. D: Genre: Realistic Fiction. E: Questionable situations: Sex, violence, language. F: General Public’s opinion: Widely accepted. G: Censorship History: Challenged in Goffstown, New Hampshire (1978), Elmwood Park, New Jersey and Ft. Wayne, Indiana, both in 1998. H: Appropriate Developmental Age: Young Adults, grades 9-12.

11.	Title: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. B: Author: Maya Angelou. C: Short Description: Describes the problems faced by a poor young African American girl as she grows up. D: Genre: Realistic Fiction. E: Questionable situations: Racism, homosexuality, sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group. F: General Public’s opinion: Widely accepted. G: Censorship History:			          H: Appropriate Developmental Age: Young adults, grades 11-12.