Banned books for kids : reading lists and activities for teaching kids to read censored literature / Pat R. Scales.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part I. The bully and the outcast -- Belle Prater's boy by Ruth White -- Blubber by Judy Blume -- The goats by Brock Cole -- Holes by Louis Sachar -- Hoot by Carl Hiaasen -- When Zachary Beaver came to town by Kimberly Willis Holt -- Wringer by Jerry Spinelli -- One fat summer by Robert Lipsyte -- Part II. Racism and bigotry -- Roll of thunder, hear my cry by Mildred D. Taylor -- The Watsons go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis -- Monster by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher Myers -- The hate U give by Angie Thomas -- Part III. Reality and tough choices -- Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo -- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson -- Melissa by Alex Gino -- The higher power of Lucky by Susan Patron -- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor -- Walk two moons by Sharon Creech -- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson -- The contender by Robert Lipsyte -- Part IV. Other cultures and other lands -- Julie of the wolves by Jean Craighead George -- Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata -- American born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by Gene Luen Yang and Lark Pien -- Part V. The past and the future -- Bud, not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis -- My brother Sam is dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier -- The midwife's apprentice by Karen Cushman -- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson -- The book thief by Markus Zusak -- The giver by Lois Lowry -- The house of the scorpion by Nancy Farmer -- Part VI. This was my life -- Bad Boy: a memoir by Walter Dean Myers -- Hole in my life by Jack Gantos.

"In our polarized environment, the censorship and outright banning of children's books that some people deem to be controversial or objectionable remains a major concern for schools, libraries, and communities across the United States. Intellectual freedom champion, the American Library Association, created Teaching Banned Books to Kids, a guide that includes both contemporary books that have been banned and classic literature that continues to be under attack for political and/or religious reasons. Parents, school and public librarians, library and information sciences students, and classroom educators will find the assistance and support they need to defend these challenged books with an informed response while ensuring access to young book lovers"--