The Exorcist (1973)
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#75 on the Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009
1986 - California - Roosevelt Elementary School's principal in Tulare removed the book but returned it later with the word "shit" whited out
1991 - Kansas - Challenged as offensive in Wichita public schools, it was retained.
1992 - Wisconsin - For profanity and references to underage drinking the book was removed but later returned to Stevens Point Area School elementary recommended reading list.
1998 - South Carolina - Because of "Lowry's use of a vulgarity for human waste, as well as the use of a slang term for sex," the book was removed from the Cayce-West Columbia School District's Congaree Elementary School library.
Sources
ALA. "Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009." Retrieved on 17 Aug 01 from http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/top-100-bannedchallenged-books-2000-2009
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. ALA. 2014.
Lowry, Lois. Anastasia Krupnik. Yearling, 1979.
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