Banned Books

2010-2022: American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) and PEN America's Index of School Book Bans
 

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1. The house of the spirits: a novel

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Author:
Allende, Isabel
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Formats:
Book, Audio CD, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"The unforgettable first novel that established Isabel Allende as one of the world's most gifted and imaginative storytellers. The House of the Spirits brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife, Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. When their...

2. The Odyssey

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Author:
Homer
Series:
Kingfisher epics
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Formats:
Book, Audio CD, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Odysseus--soldier, sailor, trickster, and everyman--is one of the most recognizable characters in world literature. His arduous, ten-year journey home after the Trojan War, the subject of Homer's Odyssey, is the most accessible tale to survive from ancient Greece, and its impact is still felt today across many different cultures. This lively free verse translation, from one of today's leading Homeric scholars, preserves the clarity and simplicity...